CDRM to give nod for airport opening

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CDRM to give nod for airport opening

WASSANA NANUAM

 

The Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) will inspect Suvarnabhumi airport before it is opened for commercial operations on Thursday, said Thawip Netniyom, CDRM deputy spokesman.

 

 

He did not give the date for the CDRM's inspection but said it was likely the opening schedule would remain unchanged.

 

 

The statement put an end to uncertainty on the future of the new airport.

 

 

Maj-Gen Thawip said the council gave the green light for the opening of the airport on Thursday as planned after it talked to transport permanent secretary Wanchai Sarathulthat and other airport executives.

 

 

Mr Wanchai and the executives reassured them that the airport was ready for operation.

 

 

Somchai Sawasdeepon, general manager of Suvarnabhumi airport, said he was ready to answer any questions the newly-formed National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) might raise about the scandal-plagued CTX bomb scanners purchase.

 

 

Chotisak Asapaviriya, president of the Airports of Thailand (AoT), said the CDRM pledged to provide 800 military personnel to help with porter services and traffic control during the transfer process on Wednesday night.

 

 

Mr Chotisak said there are two routes for airport equipment transfer. One is the Vibhavadi Rangsit road-Expressway 1 and 2-Motorway-Suvarnabhumi route and the other is Vibhavadi Rangsit road-Chang Wattana-Lak Si-Ram Intra-Eastern ring road and Motorway route.

 

 

Aviation Department director-general Chaisak Angkhasuwan said airport security was in line with international standards imposed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and assured that the public had nothing to worry about.

 

 

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