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Suvarnabhumi expansion dates to be pushed forward

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

There have been concerns voiced by airlines that the capacity for Bangkok’s new Suvarnabhumi Airport will be reached before the expansion plans planned to be completed by 2010.

The executives of 11 airlines – Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways, Austrian Airlines, Qantas, British Airways, Japan Airlines, China Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, and Northwest Airlines – met with the Tourism and Sports Minister Suvit Yodmani to discuss their concerns.

The traffic passing through the new airport this year is expected to reach 42 million.




Million-dollar toilets to be added at Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Airport

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

Suvaranabhumi Airport operators are to take space from Customs, security and Thai Airways International to build new toilets for passengers at a cost of 40 million baht (more than $1 million).

Airports of Thailand President Chotisak Asapaviriya acknowledged the scathing criticism of passengers and the public over the lack of toilets.

He said AOT intends to invest 40 million baht to build more toilet facilities because Suvarnabhumi has fared poorly on this issue. Over 200 toilets for both men and women will be added, he said. But he estimated passengers and airport staff would have to hold for about four months to await completion of construction.




Board of Thailand Airports has resigned

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

The board of directors of Airports of Thailand has resigned, less than one month after it opened Bangkok’s new Suvarnabhumi international airport, the company said in a statement yesterday.

AOT said in a statement that all of its 14 board members had resigned effective October 18, citing the current changes in the country’s top leadership.

“It is good manners for the board to resign after these political changes, to pave way for the new leaders to appoint a new set of people to work with,” said Chaisak Angkasuwan, the head of the government’s aviation department who is also an AOT board member. A new board will be appointed within one month, he added.




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