Air travel in Southeast Asia was booming around this time last year. With another decade of growth projected, new and expanded airports were planned by most countries.

Even with a year of Covid-19 having wreaked havoc on the travel sector, most countries are still going ahead with their new and improved airport plans.

This week’s article is a look at the major airport projects in Southeast Asia.

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New airports planned and under construction in Southeast Asia – 2021 edition

New airports that are planned and under construction in Southeast Asia as of 2021.

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Malaysia

Cover Story: HSR, AssetsCo and the issue of sovereignty

HSR project: Not the end of the line

• Added to Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail

RM10 billion worth of ERCL works to be awarded to local contractors, suppliers

• Added to East Coast Rail Link

Vietnam

Dong Nai plans $294 mln to build more roads connecting to Long Thanh Airport

• Added to Long Thanh International Airport

MAUR to carry out pre-feasibility study report on HCMC-Can Tho railway project

• Added to Mekong Delta Railway

Other News

Cambodia

Reeling in Cambodia’s real estate sector

“A new norm sets the scene but risks continue to play out in the background.”

Kep province to become ‘relaxation and high-end tourist destination’

Indonesia

Indonesia invites China as investor for extended high-speed railway

Japan

What Japan’s disaster-proofing strategies can teach the world

“The country’s infrastructure is already one of the world’s safest, and investment in risk management is ramping up.”

Laos

What next for Laos’ growth strategy?

Malaysia

New and old meet as social media breathes life into Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown

“Kuala Lumpur's Petaling Street has a long and rich culinary history as the historic centre of the capital's Chinese community. But having fallen into disrepair, today it is undergoing a revival, spurred on by the social media boom among Malaysia’s urban middle class.”

Myanmar

China’s BRI dream could turn nightmare as Myanmar puts ‘roadblocks’ before key infra projects

Philippines

Bicol international airport construction 72%–DOTr

PH, China ink $940-million Subic-Clark railway contract

Singapore

Sky-high prices: the million-dollar question facing Singapore’s public housing

Public sector projects to drive bulk of construction sector’s recovery in 2021

Thailand

Panel approves airport expansion

“A panel in charge of upgrading Suvarnabhumi airport has approved a major development scheme worth nearly 60 billion baht to support the post-Covid-19 recovery of air travel demand.”

Bangkok office market lags as demand whittled away

Condo prices continue to fall

Thai-Chinese family’s rise from shophouse to conglomerate is a slice of Bangkok history

Vietnam

Hanoi, HCMC must get rid of outdated vehicles to protect environment: government directive

A decade of burying tangled wires in Ho Chi Minh City