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Suvarnabhumi runway declared safe
Monday, February 12th, 2007A two-week investigation into about 100 cracks that have appeared on the taxiways and a runway of Bangkok’s $3.9-billion-dollar Suvarnabhumi Airport found that the damage is less serious than expected, inspectors said Monday.
“Judging from our two-week investigation, I’m confident that the runway is safe,” said Tortrakul Yomnak, a chief engineer for the Airports of Thailand government agency, which led the inquiry.
The cracks, mostly found in the taxiways and at the tip of the east runway where jets start off, has also led to speculation that Suvarnabhumi might need to be closed for major repairs.
Thailand’s airport imbroglio grows
Monday, February 12th, 2007Reports of damage to runways and tarmacs at Bangkok’s new airport have been significantly overblown, a government panel of engineers set up to investigate the problems said Friday.
“There are no cracks,” Suchatvee Suwansawat, the secretary of the panel, said as he stood over a section of asphalt cut up as part of the investigation. The main problem was ruts, not cracks in the asphalt, Suchatvee and other experts said, contradicting several weeks of reports in local media here.
“The cement base is fine. The problem can be fixed.”
No need to close airport said Deputy director of Suvarnabhumi Airport
Sunday, February 11th, 2007Only a small portion of Suvarnabhumi airport need be closed for repairs and maintenance, leaving most areas operable as normal, said Narongchai Thanadchangsaeng, deputy director of the airport.
Mr Narongchai’s comment followed the suggestion by Adm Bannawit Kengrian, head of the National Legislative Assembly’s committee investigating Suvarnabhumi airport problems, that the airport be closed temporarily for repairs following reports of runway and taxiway cracks.
The committee chairman said only about five or six per cent of the entire three-million-square-metre space of the airport will be closed for repairs while all other areas will open as normal.
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