Xi Jing Fang Xi Jing Fang Jing Meng Jing Meng Natasha Soriano Natasha Soriano Kendra Hanagami Kendra Hanagami (New) Bangkok International (New) Bangkok International Airport Airport Suvarnabhumi Airport, Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
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Xi Jing FangXi Jing Fang
Jing Meng Jing Meng
Natasha SorianoNatasha Soriano
Kendra HanagamiKendra Hanagami
(New) Bangkok International (New) Bangkok International AirportAirport
�� Thai AirAsia Thai AirAsia ��focus city for China Airlines, focus city for China Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Emirates Cathay Pacific, Emirates Airline, EVA Air, Indian Airline, EVA Air, Indian Airlines, and SriLankan Airlines, and SriLankan Airlines.Airlines.
Economic BenefitsEconomic Benefits
�� Southeast Asia's regional cargo hub, able to Southeast Asia's regional cargo hub, able to
move 6 million tons of freight per year. move 6 million tons of freight per year.
1 B Baht = $28.3 M
Economic BenefitsEconomic Benefits
�� Enhances Thailand as a Southeast Asian air hub Enhances Thailand as a Southeast Asian air hub
�� Employment generated by Suvarnabhumi Employment generated by Suvarnabhumi
Airport both direct and indirect will be 340,000 Airport both direct and indirect will be 340,000
jobs by 2035jobs by 2035jobs by 2035jobs by 2035
�� "Aerotropolis" development possiblitlies"Aerotropolis" development possiblitlies
Social benefitsSocial benefits
�� Improved quality of life and mental health in Improved quality of life and mental health in
Don Muang communities by reducingDon Muang communities by reducing
�� Departure Boards with wrong informationDeparture Boards with wrong information�� Departure Boards with wrong informationDeparture Boards with wrong information
�� Cargo computers failed Cargo computers failed
Technical Issues: Technical Issues:
Problems with TarmacProblems with Tarmac
� Airport is located on a once low-lying marsh caused:�� Rutting Rutting –– grooves made by passage of grooves made by passage of planesplanes�� 5 of 6 taxi lanes 5 of 6 taxi lanes �� 5 of 6 taxi lanes 5 of 6 taxi lanes
�� 1 of 6 taxiways1 of 6 taxiways
�� Plastic Deformation: observed near Plastic Deformation: observed near takeoff position of runwaytakeoff position of runway
� Findings:� Plastic Deformation & rutting are common phenomenon
�� Water Infiltration into base courseWater Infiltration into base course
�� Disputes over how to handle Disputes over how to handle problem, between Engineering problem, between Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) and Institute of Thailand (EIT) and Airports of Thailand (AoT) Airports of Thailand (AoT) Airports of Thailand (AoT) Airports of Thailand (AoT)
�� November 2006 November 2006 –– EIT sent a formal EIT sent a formal warning about urgent need to drain warning about urgent need to drain water water
�� EIT stated “EIT stated “The situation might not have become this bad if the water had been drained then.“
�� February 2007 February 2007 –– EIT strongly EIT strongly recommended that trapped water recommended that trapped water should be drained to minimize spread should be drained to minimize spread of cracksof cracks
�� The middle layer serves The middle layer serves primarily as sound primarily as sound protection: PC sheets protection: PC sheets through out the entire through out the entire roof construction roof construction attains a sound attains a sound attains a sound attains a sound reduction index of 35 reduction index of 35 dB dB
�� The inner layer is Glass The inner layer is Glass Fiber with low eFiber with low e--coating. coating. Excellent visual, lowExcellent visual, low--e, e, and noise absorption and noise absorption propertiesproperties
�� Transport Ministry’s Transport Ministry’s
One Airport PolicyOne Airport Policy
�� Should use Should use
Suvarnabhumi Airport Suvarnabhumi Airport
(SA) with Don Muang (SA) with Don Muang
Policy ChallengesPolicy Challenges
(SA) with Don Muang (SA) with Don Muang
AirportAirport
�� March 2009 March 2009 –– SA close SA close
to capacity at 45 million to capacity at 45 million
passengers annuallypassengers annually
�� Don Muang has Don Muang has
capacity of 30 million capacity of 30 million
that is unusedthat is unused
Policy Challenges Cont.Policy Challenges Cont.
�� One Airport Policy made it necessary to:One Airport Policy made it necessary to:
�� Move millions of tons of aircraft & equipment in Move millions of tons of aircraft & equipment in
12 hours12 hours12 hours12 hours
�� Transported via 2,928 trips between the 2 airports, Transported via 2,928 trips between the 2 airports,
mostly by 10 wheel trucksmostly by 10 wheel trucks
�� Phased over 15 weeksPhased over 15 weeks
Policy Challenges
• Series of Delays:
– 8000 acre plot purchased in 1973 � moved forward
in 1996
• Government Overthrow: • Government Overthrow:
– Thaksin Shinawatra government ordered airport
open in September 2006
– Sept. 19 – Thaksin deposed in a bloodless coup
– Sept. 28 – New military officials forced timely
airport opening
Problems with AirportProblems with Airport
�� Overcrowding and Delays Overcrowding and Delays
�� Relocation of children's schoolsRelocation of children's schools
�� One Airport Policy necessitated relocation of One Airport Policy necessitated relocation of
staff:staff:
�� New homesNew homes
�� Provide staff busesProvide staff buses
Social Problem: Fear of GhostsSocial Problem: Fear of Ghosts�� GhostsGhosts
�� Superstitious Construction Workers & airport staffSuperstitious Construction Workers & airport staff
�� Wat Nhong Prue and its cemeteryWat Nhong Prue and its cemetery
�� Airports of Thailand Ceremony: 99 Buddhist Monks Airports of Thailand Ceremony: 99 Buddhist Monks chanting prayers to raise moralechanting prayers to raise moralechanting prayers to raise moralechanting prayers to raise morale
�� Poo Ming Poo Ming –– “guardian spirit of land” required a “guardian spirit of land” required a proper spirit house at airportproper spirit house at airport
Social Problem: Protests at Social Problem: Protests at
AirportsAirports�� November 26 2008 November 26 2008 –– “Airport Blast “Airport Blast
Kills Activist”Kills Activist”
�� At 2 Bangkok airportsAt 2 Bangkok airports
�� People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD)People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD)
�� Trying to send a message to the Trying to send a message to the
government government
�� PAD angry about cureent government PAD angry about cureent government
as a front for Thaksinas a front for Thaksin
�� Closure of main international gateway Closure of main international gateway
at SA & cancellation of flightsat SA & cancellation of flights