Thailand's Transport Minsiter has admitted that some airlines were afraid to use Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi Airport after several flights scheduled to land were diverted to another airport, reported yesterday.
Debris was found on a runway and the diversions came amid rising concern about the condition of taxiways on which scores of cracks have been found.
"This has started to affect the country's image and some airlines are afraid to use Suvarnabhumi due to safety fears," said Transport Minsiter Theera Haocharoen as she inspected the affected taxiways.
This Nation said this was the first time an official had publicly acknowledged the problem of the damaged taxiways.
Since opening last September, the airport has been dogged by operational problem including a faulty baggage handling system and slow check-in services.
2007-01-27 20:45:06 · 1 answers · asked by Ghost 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Thailand has reached a crossroads it has either to spend money on its runways or ignore the problem and be rejected by other countries.Money is desperately needed to spend on runways and officials are finally admitting there is a serious problem.
2007-01-27 20:52:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋