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Flight times to Europe should be shortened by up to an hour

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

Flight times to Europe should be shortened by up to an hour from Thursday (July 5, 2007) when Aerothai launches a new regional air traffic flow management system.

The Bay of Bengal Cooperative Air Traffic Flow Management System (BOBCAT) will cut travelling time for west-bound flights departing from South Asia and Southeast Asia, Priti Hetrakul, president of Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai), said yesterday. The BOBCAT system was designed to ease air traffic congestion over Afghanistan between the hours of 3am and 6.59am.

It reorganises the times flights should enter Afghanistan airspace, and at what altitude. It also designates a suitable flight path, reducing the need for detours.

Flights to Europe would be shortened by 30 to 60 minutes which was both a convenience for passengers and a considerable saving on jet fuel for airlines each year.

Aerothai developed Bobcat with approval from the International Civil Aviation Organisation and other regional governments, and had been operating on a trial basis for about a year now, he said.

The International Air Transport Association had been asked to share Aerothai’s 10-million-baht investment in the system. After the official launch, Aerothai will charge airlines a fee to offset expenses in training staff and maintaining the system, which now caters to more than 30 airlines.

Mr Priti said once Bobcat was up and running Thailand would be able to position itself as the region’s aviation hub.

An Aerothai specialist in charge of the BOBCAT project said flying to Europe via Afghanistan was the shortest and safest route from South and Southeast Asia in terms of weather patterns.

The BOBCAT system, headquartered at Aerothai in Bangkok, would save up to 12 million kilogrammes of jet fuel per year.



Air traffic system in Suvarnabhumi Airport in place

Monday, September 4th, 2006

Thailand’s Department of Aviation has expressed confidence that the air traffic control system will operate smoothly and efficiently when Bangkok’s new Suvarnabhumi Airport is officially opened for commercial purposes on September 28.

AEROTHAI - Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Chaisak Angsuwan, the department’s Director-General, assured on Sunday that the system would not develop any problems since the Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (AEROTHAI), which directly supervise the system, had already moved the Approach Control and the Internal Control to the new airport and now have their services open around the clock.

He said the Suvarnabhumi Airport, when officially opened, would help enhance potential for the Thai aviation industry since it could accommodate 76-80 flights per hour, compared with around 53 flights per hour at Don Muang International Airport.

More importantly, the new airport would also help save energy and time since there would be no traffic congestions at the airport, he noted.

Mr. Chaisak said Thai people should be proud of the Suvarnabhumi Airport since all parties concerned had tried their best to make the airport become a perfect one.

He added that the new airport’s safety meets the international standard since it had passed tests required by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). (TNA, AEROTHAI)




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