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Friday, February 23, 2007

More Bangkok Airport Problems: Runways are Unprepared for the Rainy Season

NEW AIRPORT FIASCO

AOT staff stalling urgent repairs: engineer


Water urgently needs to be drained, but officials say legalities are causing delays.

Legal complications have been cited as the latest excuse by the Airports of Thailand (AOT) for delays in fixing the damaged tarmac at Suvarnabhumi Airport - despite repeated warnings from engineers the problem will get much worse once the rains arrive.


Suebsak Promboon, a senior foundation engineer and a member of the Tortrakul Yomnak-led airport tarmac inspection panel, accused AOT officials of staying in "neutral gear" by not taking any action to solve the looming problems at the airport.


Blame the Farang Money Quote Below:

He said a part of the fault was possibly the design: there were no draining facilities installed under the tarmac.


This part of the airfield design was partly the responsibility of the Airport Design Group, a consortium of five companies including the UK-based Scottwilson Co and Norway-based Norconsult.


Scottwilson reportedly sent a representative in Thailand to look at the problem last week. Their Bangkok office was contacted by The Nation but so far they have not replied to a number of queries put to them.


Norconsult, meanwhile, might send an expert next week.


Notice how only Western companies are named, yet the Thai companies are ignored

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