lonelywombat
January 27th, 2007, 05:35
Wouldnt you be happy to be in a holding pattern waiting to land at BKK before proceeding to Pattaya, to find you then have to land at U Tapoa to refuel,and cannot disembark. So near and yet so far.
Cut and paste from Bangkok Post Saturday
TNA) - Despite Thursday's airport arrival delays, Airports of Thailand, which runs Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, asserted Friday there will be no further delays in incoming flights due to repairs on runways on Friday.
AoT board member Tortakul Yommanak in his capacity as chairman of an 'independent' committee supervising runway and taxiway repairs, that the delay in the incoming flights on Thursday was caused by a traffic jam due to a closing of the west runway for repairs.
Because of this, some flights were forced to circle the airport in a holding pattern Thursday afternoon or land at the U-Tapao military airfield in Chon Buri for refuelling and temporary parking.
He conceded the west runway was closed for urgent repairs that took about five hours to ensure it met safety standards.
Mr Tortakul blamed the management for its lack of coordination in informing the airlines in advance that the repairs would be taking place.
However, he said Friday that such a problem would not happen again.
To ensure convenience for airlines and passengers, Mr Tortakul said, the AoT board would liaison with the Royal Thai Air Force for the use of the Don Muang International Airport if there were repairs of the runway and taxiway at the Suvarnabhumi Airport that could cause a traffic jam in a particular period.
Still, the Don Muang airport could not be reopened for now because its runway is also under repairs which are expected to be completed in some 45 days.
As for repairs of the runway and taxiway at Suvarnabhumi Airport, he said, AoT could not yet determine how long it would take since a thorough examination of the cracks is needed.
But initially, he suggested that it is expected to take several months or at least one year for the repairs.
AoT could neither set a clear budget for the repairs and maintenance of the runway and taxiway. But it is expected the spending would range from 300 million to 3 billion baht.
Cut and paste from Bangkok Post Saturday
TNA) - Despite Thursday's airport arrival delays, Airports of Thailand, which runs Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, asserted Friday there will be no further delays in incoming flights due to repairs on runways on Friday.
AoT board member Tortakul Yommanak in his capacity as chairman of an 'independent' committee supervising runway and taxiway repairs, that the delay in the incoming flights on Thursday was caused by a traffic jam due to a closing of the west runway for repairs.
Because of this, some flights were forced to circle the airport in a holding pattern Thursday afternoon or land at the U-Tapao military airfield in Chon Buri for refuelling and temporary parking.
He conceded the west runway was closed for urgent repairs that took about five hours to ensure it met safety standards.
Mr Tortakul blamed the management for its lack of coordination in informing the airlines in advance that the repairs would be taking place.
However, he said Friday that such a problem would not happen again.
To ensure convenience for airlines and passengers, Mr Tortakul said, the AoT board would liaison with the Royal Thai Air Force for the use of the Don Muang International Airport if there were repairs of the runway and taxiway at the Suvarnabhumi Airport that could cause a traffic jam in a particular period.
Still, the Don Muang airport could not be reopened for now because its runway is also under repairs which are expected to be completed in some 45 days.
As for repairs of the runway and taxiway at Suvarnabhumi Airport, he said, AoT could not yet determine how long it would take since a thorough examination of the cracks is needed.
But initially, he suggested that it is expected to take several months or at least one year for the repairs.
AoT could neither set a clear budget for the repairs and maintenance of the runway and taxiway. But it is expected the spending would range from 300 million to 3 billion baht.