Let's close the new airport now (why weren't we told?)
Residents disturbed by the noise of take-offs and landings at Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday threatened to block roads in the area if Airports of Thailand (AoT) fails to address their complaints. The residents of Chaiyapruek housing estate in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan announced plans to submit a four-point demand to AoT management tomorrow.
These include calls for authorities to:
- relocate domestic airlines back to Don Muang in order to reduce the noise,
- introduce technology to reduce the noise of take-offs and landings of planes at Suvarnabhumi,
- compensate residents for the disturbance by fitting their houses with devices to contain noise, and
- ensure that all the demands be met by Dec 20.
Quoting statements by Somporn Phupuang and the Chaiyapruek residents, the Thai News Agency (TNA) said the residents threatened to block roads around the airport and burn effigies of concerned AoT officials if their demands were not met. The residents also demanded assistance from the management of Land and House, owners of the housing project, saying the management did not inform them that the airport would be built and put into commercial use, TNA added.
