Deadline set for filing airport fault claim

Suvarnabhumi International Airport isn’t even a year old, but it’s certainly had its share of problems. From the faulty water pumps that weren’t working properly and the shady contracts exposed as a result, and the ongoing problems with cracks appearing in the runways causing the reopening of Don Mueang airport to defer some traffic, it hasn’t exactly been a smooth décollement for what was hoped to be the primary new hub in Southeast Asia.

With just over six weeks to file a formal complaint about the substandard execution of runway construction, Airports of Thailand (AoT) could prosecute everyone from airport designers, contractors and even some of their own employees.

AoT said yesterday it and its consulting firm was putting together the case and would be submitting it to the Office of the Attorney General by the end of the month. The cracks on the runway became visible not long after the airport opened and initial repairs caused delays and eventually the diversion of some flights to the old airport, Don Mueang.

The tests on the runway will take three months and analyses would be completed in six. This issue should not have any major effects on travellers coming thorugh the airport.