IPhuket izokhula ekudumeni kubahambi bangaphandle njengoba izindiza eziningi ezintsha zizosebenzisa izindiza ezintsha kulobu busika. Abavakashi base-Australia kulobu busika bazozuza ngemizila emisha evulwe izinkampani ezimbili zenethiwekhi zase-Australia, i-Jetstar ne-Virgin Blue. I-Jetstar Group isivele ikhona e-Phuket ngamaza okuya eSingapore naseSydney. Inkampani yezindiza nokho izongeza imvamisa yesibili yansuku zonke isuka ePhuket iye eSingapore iqhubeke iye ePerth eWestern Australia. Umzila omusha we-Jetstar uzonikezwa i-Airbus A320 futhi kulindeleke ukuthi iqale kusukela ngomhlaka-15 Disemba, inikeze izihlalo zamasonto onke ezingaba ngu-7,000 esiqhingini esiseningizimu yeThailand. IJetstar isivele isebenza ngezindiza ezintathu zamasonto onke ukusuka ePhuket kuya eSydney e-Airbus A330-200.
I-Jetstar nokho izothola umuntu oqhudelana naye emzileni ofanayo ne-Pacific Blue, inkampani engaphansi kwe-Australian Virgin Blue eqala isevisi kabili ngesonto ukusuka ePerth ukuya ePhuket, kusukela ngoNovemba 14. Kuzoba indawo yesibili yePacific Blue ephuma ePerth, ngemva kokuvulwa izindiza zansuku zonke eziya e-Bali ngoJuni.
UTassapon Bijleveld, oyi-CEO ye-Thai AirAsia, ukuqinisekisile futhi ukwethulwa ngokusemthethweni kwesizinda esisha se-TAA ePhuket ngoNovemba. Ngokusho kukaBijleveld, inkampani yezindiza izomisa ibhanoyi elilodwa ePhuket yethula izindawo ezimbili ezintsha eziya kwamanye amazwe. I-Hong Kong isivele iqinisekisiwe kodwa uM. Bijleveld akazange ayiveze indawo yesibili - namanje ayikaqinisekiswa yiziphathimandla. "Kungaba yiPhuket-Bali", esho. I-TAA ifuna ukubeka izindiza ezintathu kuya kwezine eminyakeni ezayo futhi icabange ukusebenzisa izindiza eziya e-Ho Chi Minh City, e-Siem Reap nase-Vientiane e-Indochina kanye nase-Jakarta, e-Medan nase-Surabaya.
I-Airports of Thailand AOT), umnikazi wesikhumulo sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe sasePhuket, umemezele ekupheleni konyaka odlule ukutshala imali eyizigidi ezingu-170 zamaRandi ekwandiseni isikhumulo sezindiza esigcwele abantu esinezindawo zabagibeli asebekhulile. IPhuket ithola abagibeli abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-5.7 ngonyaka futhi idinga ukulungiswa okuphelele ukuze ilethwe ezindinganisweni zamazwe ngamazwe zokunethezeka. I-AOT ihlela ukwakha isikhumulo esisha samazwe ngamazwe sabagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-6, okuletha umthamo waminyaka yonke wesikhumulo sezindiza kubagibeli abayizigidi eziyi-12.5. Manje i-AOT ilindele ukuthi ukunwetshwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza sase-Phuket -okuhlanganisa isikhumulo sezindiza esisha samazwe ngamazwe, ukuthuthukiswa kwetheminali ekhona kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwesistimu yokuphehla uphethiloli wendiza kanye nesakhiwo somzila wezindiza- kuzoqala ekupheleni kuka-2010 futhi kuphothulwe ngo-2013. kakade ngoMeyi odlule ukukhanya okuluhlaza enkampanini yamasevisi ezindiza ezinze e-Hong Kong i-ASA Group ukuthuthukisa itheminali yokuqala yendiza yangasese ye-VIP ezinikele esikhumulweni sezindiza.
IPhuket iyindawo yesibili ngobukhulu eThailand enezivakashi ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu ngonyaka. Kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya kuSepthemba 2008, lesi siqhingi sathola abahambi abavela kwamanye amazwe abayizigidi eziyi-1.531, phansi besuka ezigidini ezi-2.373 ngonyaka odlule. Izimakethe ezinkulu ezingenayo eziya ePhuket zingo-2008 eSweden, e-Australia naseKorea.
