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AOT Crisis Centre set up as Suvarnabhumi countdown begins

September 27th, 2006

Airports of Thailand Plc. (AOT) has established a crisis centre as officials make final preparations for Suvarnabhumi Airport’s opening early Thursday.

“The centre will deal with problems in various areas including check-in, electricity, and computer and communications systems,” said Chotisak Asapaviriya, AOT president, who also voiced concern that the airport staff was still a little unfamiliar with the new equipment.

Though, he is confident there will be no major problems on Thursday.

The AOT’s centre is similar to one created by the Ministry of Transport, which aims to control traffic congestion during the transition period that began Wednesday with Thai Airways International Plc. relocating all remaining essential equipment to the new hub.


Advance IT systems ready at Suvarnabhumi Airport

September 27th, 2006

Suvarnabhumi Airport has already laid claim to many superlatives – it has the tallest flight control tower in Asia and the world’s largest passenger terminal – but it also boasts a number of superlatives in terms of technology.

The Cargo Free Zone is the largest RFID implementation in the region and in terms of data storage, the Airport Information Systems and security systems together are the largest storage deployment that the local branch of EMC Thailand has provided.

Suvarnabhumi will also be the first place in Thailand where WCDMA 2100 MHz 3G antennas have been installed – years ahead of the formal introduction of 3G to this country.


Massive airport move may cause traffic jam

September 27th, 2006

Parts of Vibhavadi Rangsit road are expected to be clogged today (September 27, 2006) and tomorrow (September 28, 2006) as a convoy of lorries carrying the last consignment of equipment leaves Don Muang for the new airport, Suvarnabhumi. Airport staff at Don Muang, which will shut down after tomorrow, began relocating facilities to Suvarnabhumi on Monday.

The relocation of the equipment, mainly the property of Thai Airways International (THAI), is expected to be completed in two days.More than 300 city and traffic policemen have been ordered to assist in the transport. Hundreds of trucks will be involved.


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