BuffHello Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Monday 2 January 2006 Thai aviation hub bid in doubt BANGKOK: Thailand aims to become Southeast Asia's aviation hub when the new $3.7 billion Bangkok international airport opens but some aviation officials doubt that the June opening date will be met. Suvarnabhumi airport is meant to surpass regional rivals Singapore and Malaysia, but the world civil aviation body has yet to approve the project. Officials from an international aviation group say the facility - which was partially opened amid much fanfare in September - needs more time so tests can be run. The airport, whose name means "golden land", has been planned for more than 40 years and was variously scheduled to open in 1990, 2000 and last September 29. The delays are due to the government ruling that the airport, 25km east of Bangkok, would be expanded to take both domestic and international flights, not simply international ones as consultants had proposed. However, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra decided in December to postpone a scheduled expansion immediately after the opening. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents 270 airlines, pointed out that the airport lacks approval from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for its security systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longwoodguy74 Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 BuffHello said:The delays are due to the government ruling that the airport, 25km east of Bangkok, would be expanded to take both domestic and international flights, not simply international ones as consultants had proposed. Only international flights? Seems like a silly proposal. What exactly did these consultants have in mind for tourists seeking domestic connections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffHello Posted January 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 presumably all the electrical and control systems would have to handle a bigger load than what they were designed for. an expansion for domestic means interfacing for the extra load? baggage handling, navigation and landing,poeple handling,serious extra traffic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Unfortunately, this happens with almost every new airport...didn't one in Asia start to sink as they were building it? The Denver airport was delayed for a few years as well...it just sort of happens with all that sophisticated stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longwoodguy74 Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 I believe Kansai is/was sinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALHOLK Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Hi! That has been on the telly. Either Discovery or National Geographic. The sinking of the airport was anticipated by the designers and they use jacks under the support columns to keep the terminal building on level. regards ALHOLK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Yep, they have to pump the buildings up every year, but they didn't expect that the ground will sink that fast. You'd better go there before the airport is gone. By the way I love to arrive there, because it looks like the plane will land on the water. And the architecture by Renzo Piano is very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longwoodguy74 Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 I agree, Kansai is a lovely facility. Supposedly, however, both Narita & Kansai have had rather high airport taxes which the new airport at Nagoya is supposedly going to compete against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Old Hippie said:...it just sort of happens with all that sophisticated stuff... What's that got to do with construction in Thailand??? p.s. Hey, so they decided to build it in a swamp that is below sea level. No ploblem ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALHOLK Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Hey, so they decided to build it in a swamp that is below sea level. At least they didn't build it in the water like Kansai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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