BANGKOK, Nov 20 – It will take about 2-3 months after flood recedes to restore Don Mueang Airport, mainly used for domestic flights, with an estimated cost of about one billion baht, said Somchai Sawasdeepon, Senior Executive Vice President of Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT). The work to restore the airport can start […]
BANGKOK, Nov 17 – The Airports of Thailand (AoT) on Thursday said an estimated Bt1 billion is needed for the restoration of submerged Bangkok Don Mueang Airport. AoT President Anirut Thanomkulbutra said the airport authority will begin restoration of the western part of the flooded runway first as it will be used for take-off and […]
BANGKOK, Nov 12 — The construction of ‘Big Bags’ at Don Mueang Airport was expected to be completed on November 15 before drainage of floodwater would begin drying out the airport, as repair work would take around 60 days before the airport could reopen, according to Airports of Thailand (AoT) chairman ACM Sumet Photimanee. ACM […]
International news reports state that the Bangkok airport is closed which is causing confusion. The major international airport remains open. According the the Airport Organization of Thailand the Suvarnabhumi airport is safe and operating as normal and assumed 100% safe from flood. Don Muang Airport, which typically handles a number of domestic flights, is closed […]
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport places high confidence in its flood-prevention scheme, with the 3.5-metre-high and 37-metre wide earthern dyke and sheet piles to slow the currents as well as other preventive measures. Airports of Thailand Senior Executive Vice President Somchai Sawasdeepon said that the airport also has a team of officers to monitor water levels at […]
BANGKOK, Oct 26 – Thailand’s national Airports of Thailand (AoT) authority is confident that Suvarnabhumi Airport, the main airport serving the capital, will be spared inundation, AoT Chairman ACM Sumet Phomanee said on Wednesday. The water situation around Suvarnabhumi Airport is not worrisome and the water level outside the 3.50-metre high earthen dyke around the […]
The authorities at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport yesterday raised the height of temporary dykes to four metres and also had metrehigh sandbag barriers piled up along surrounding roads in a bid to prevent flooding. Somchai Sawasdipol, acting director of the Airports of Thailand (AOT), said the Highway Department had been working on strengthening dykes for […]
BANGKOK, 18 October 2011 (NNT) – Airports of Thailand (AoT) says Suvarnabhumi Airport will not be affected by the deluge with the 3.5-meter- tall dyke surrounding the airport. According to Acting AoT Director Mr. Somchai Sawasdipol, Suvarnbhumi Airport has already had an effective flood prevention plan in place and there is no need for public […]
