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Thailand to Move Some Flights to Old Airport

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



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