fredag 19. februar 2016

Bangkok airport in a sorry state - Curt Lewis

 
IATA says Bangkok airport a safety risk, needs urgent expansion: report

BANGKOK - Chinese tourists receive souvenirs from airport officers as part of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand, February 5, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned that Bangkok's main Suvarnabhumi Airport is a safety risk, with "serious" overcrowding soon to become a critical issue, and urgent expansion needed, the Nation daily reported on Friday.

Thailand is under pressure to improve its aviation standards after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration downgraded the country's safety ratings in December last year.

"There are also safety concerns on the airport's tarmac, taxiways and apron area because of soft spots," IATA director-general and chief executive officer Tony Tyler said.

"Aircraft get stuck in the soft surface due to substandard materials," he told the newspaper in an interview in Bangkok, after returning from the Singapore Airshow.

Thailand's aviation industry is under scrutiny after the U.N.'s International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) downgraded the country in June 2015, giving it a red flag for missing a deadline to tackle safety concerns.

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