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Thailand to Move Some Flights to Old Airport

The Thai government is moving some security problems. The government had
domestic flights back to Bangkok's old already planned to spend a million
Don Muang Airport, to allow cracks in the dollars to make up for an inadequate
taxiways at the four-month-old, $4 number of toilets.
billion Suvarnabhumi Airport to be Albert Tjoeng, spokesman for the
repaired. Ron Corben reports from Singapore-based International Air
Bangkok. Transport Association, says the necessity
The Thai Cabinet agreed Tuesday to the to reopen Don Muang is a setback to
transfer of some domestic flights back to Thailand's hopes.
Don Muang Airport. The Transport "To groom Bangkok as an aviation hub the
Ministry had proposed the move so as to long term, vision should be to have all
relieve pressure on newly opened commercial flights operating out of one
Suvarnabhumi Airport and allow repairs to airport," Tjoeng said. "Two airports
be made there. will dampen Bangkok's potential for
Ground subsidence and cracking along the becoming an aviation hub in the region."
taxiways have led to 11 air gates at the The Cabinet has recommended the reopening
new airport being closed. The resulting of 90-year-old Don Muang Airport only as
backup has led to several flights being a temporary measure. But officials
delayed, or diverted to the old Thai air estimate that repairs at the new airport
force base at Utapao, 150 kilometers to will take up to 18 months to complete,
the southeast. and will cost as much as $1.5 billion.
The new airport was officially opened The transfer to the old airport by
last September, just a week after a domestic carriers is expected to take up
military coup ousted then-Prime Minister to 60 days.
Thaksin Shinawatra from office. Thailand's Department of Civil Aviation,
The Thaksin government had high hopes for meanwhile, has decided not to renew
Suvarnabhumi. Mr. Thaksin was hoping to Suvarnabhumi's international safety
portray it as a government success story certificate until repairs have been
as general elections were held at the end completed. The airport is able to operate
of 2006. Officials were predicting it legally without the certificate.
would help turn Thailand into a major On top of everything else, Suvarnabhumi
regional aviation center. figures prominently into an investigation
But the elections were delayed by the by the military-installed interim
coup, and the airport has been plagued by government into possible corruption
problems from the start, including poor during Mr. Thaksin's tenure.
lighting, difficult-to-read signs, and




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