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Don Mueang Airport To Reopen on March 6
21st Feb 2012
Thailand's Don Mueang Airport, the second biggest airport in the country, is set to reopen on March 6 for commercial flights, the Bangkok Post reported Airports of Thailand (AOT) President Anirut Thanomkulbut as saying.
Thailand's Civil Aviation Department (CAD) and the Airports of Thailand (AOT) will be holding a joint ceremony on March 2 to signal the airport's readiness to resume operations after flights from the airport were suspended and the airport eventually closed in October 25 last year during one of the worst flooding to hit Bangkok in nearly 60 years.
Flood water had entered the airport buildings and overflowed down runways and services, necessitating a number of budget airlines to move their operations to Suvarabhumi International Airport.
As soon as the floodwater receded, work began on the restoration of facilities, including the repair and installation of new aircraft control equipment at the Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (AEROTHAI).
At present, low-cost airline, Nok Air, has already confirmed that it will be resuming full operations at the airport when it opens its eastern runway on March 6th. Orient Thai, another budget airline, still has to release its intention to pick up where it left off its flight operations at Don Mueang before its closure last year.
Suvarnabhumi International Airport will be undertaking more repairs on the eastern runway in April, covering 1,620 square meters on a budget of 150 million baht (US$ 4.8 million).
AOT has announced it will be restoring the electrical system on the eastern runway in addition to regular maintenance work. Repairs are projected to be completed within two months, without affecting the airport's operations.
Airport authorities are confident that the rest of the airlines that held the main base of their operations at the Don Mueang before the flooding occurred would resume their flights when it reopens.
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