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Kimchi Cowboy
Joined: 17 Sep 2006
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 Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 1:38 pm Post subject: New Bangkok Airport Officially "Unsafe" |
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http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/01/27/thailand.airport.ap/index.html
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| BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Aviation authorities have refused to extend an international safety certificate for Bangkok's new international airport, a senior official said Saturday, dealing another blow to the problem-plagued facility.... |
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...The airport was enmeshed in one corruption scandal after another during its construction, and since its opening last September problems have surfaced ranging from an inadequate number of toilets to cracks on taxiways leading to the runway. Probes are being carried out into a number of corrupt deals related to the facility.
On Thursday, several incoming flights were diverted to another airport about 200 kilometers (125 miles) away after debris was found on a runway... |
Guess shoddy construction and corruption aren't just for Koreans... |
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wannago
Joined: 16 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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As someone who has flown in and out of this new airport several times, I can honestly say that its not only the runways and taxiways that are broken. Inside, toilets are very small and poorly positioned around the airport. Lighting is horrible. Signage is small and subsequently very hard to see in the bad lighting. Baggage handling is hit-and-miss. On the other hand, it has the potential to be a magnificent airport.
Most Thais just want to ignore it because it is a serious loss of face for the country. Some have been calling for the re-opening of Don Muang (the old airport) until this one gets fixed. ALL know that corruption is involved because unscrupulous business practices are the norm in Thailand. |
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:10 am Post subject: |
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Meanwhile, Toxin Shite-a-watra continues to enjoy a life of leisure at the invitation of Her Majesty. Why this insect was not brought in front of the ICJ* after his ouster, I will never know.
*For human rights abuses during his 'drug war', not this. |
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