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Suvarnabhumi airport railway link builder asked for deadline delay

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

The consortium contracted to build the 30 billion baht Suvarnabhumi airport railway link has written to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) asking for a deadline extension of 652 days. However, a construction supervision consultant for the project has suggested that the extension of the construction deadline should not exceed 398 days, according to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) source.

The B. Grimm consortium says it needs the extra time to complete the project. The consortium includes Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction and Siemens. The source said the consortium has written to the SRT asking for an extension of 652 days, based on the delay in the handover of land.

The contractor stated that the expropriation of the land in the Decha community in Phaya Thai district started on May 19, 2005, later than the 90-day timeframe agreed to in the contract. The handover was completed on March 2 this year. Therefore, it needed much more time to finish the construction.

However, the construction consultant argued that the delay in the handover of land did not affect the construction of the other sections of the Suvarnabhumi airport link.

In addition, the contractor should be able to speed up their construction to ensure the link is open for full operation as soon as possible.

Transport Minister Theera Haocharoen admitted that more time will be needed to complete the project.

It is up to the SRT to decide how long it will take to finish the construction, Adm Theera said, adding that a study showed the construction period should be extended by one year.

”The SRT has not finalised its report on the extended period (for the construction).

”However, I think the project should be finished as quickly as possible, since the airport link is essential for commuting people to and from Suvarnabhumi airport,” Adm Theera said.

Chairman of the SRT board Siwa Saengmanee said the matter is very urgent, though the board will consider it carefully. He believed the should be completed by November next year (2008), before its scheduled opening the following month, on Dec 5, His Majesty the King’s birthday.

SRT deputy governor Nakorn Chanthasorn said the construction consultant’s finding will be sent to the SRT’s sub-committee on public transport and it will then be submitted to the SRT board for a decision.

Mr Nakorn said the matter may also require deliberation by the cabinet as it involves the SRT’s financial responsibilities for the project.

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has to pay the creditor bank of the contractor 18 billion baht of the total construction price of 30 billion baht.

The airport link will stretch 28.6km from the Makkasan area in the inner city to Suvarnabhumi airport, east of Bangkok. It was designed to allow passengers to get between the city and the airport in 15 minutes and to connect with electric railways in the capital



Air traffic up during Songkran Celebration

Friday, April 13th, 2007

It is expected that the largest number of travellers will be going by air for the Sonkran celebration (Thai New Year & Water Festival), especially Thursday evening, April 12, 2007. Many airlines have increased the number of flights to accommodate more passengers throughout the Songkran period.

At Suvarnabhumi Airport, the number of flights has increased by 424 per day. Of this, 369 are international flights with 183 outbound and 186 inbound, and 55 are domestic flights with 28 outbound and 27 inbound.

It is expected that the number of passengers at Suvarnabhumi would rise by over 65,000. It brings up the number of passengers at two airports by 72,000 altogether in the Songkran festival.

At Don Muang airport, the number of flights has risen by 40 per day.

Of this, 22 are international flights with 11 outbound and 11 inbound, and 18 are domestic flights with nine outbound and nine inbound.

It is projected the number of passengers at Don Muang would increase by over 7,000 during the Songkran period.

Security measures at the two airports will be stepped up as police and security officials of the Airports of Thailand will be on alert around the clock.



Thai Airways to add 20 flights for Songkran Water Festival

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Thai Airways International (THAI) has announced it will add 20 special flights on domestic routes to Chiang Mai and Phuket from Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports, numbering 5,200 seats, in order to serve passengers traveling during the Songkran holiday.

Thai Airways International president Apinan Sumanaseni said Thai Airways would add 11 domestic flights between Suvarnabhumi and both Chiang Mai and Phuket, totaling 2,860 seats.

From Don Muang, nine additional flights with 2,340 seats will be routed to and from Chiang Mai.



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