Central Village confirmed aviation safe after inspection

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Central Village confirmed aviation safe after inspection

By The Nation

 

Chula Sukmanop

 

After a thorough field study, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has declared aviation safe the new Central Village mall located near Suvarnabhumi Airport, hoping to alleviate concerns of the Airports of Thailand. At the same time, it has asked the mall's operator to draw up a risk management plan.

 

CAAT director Chula Sukmanop said the agency had submitted an inspection report to the Airports of Thailand Pcl (AOT) as requested on possible safety impact from the construction of the mall close to the air safety area of the airport.

 

“After an inspection according to aviation safety standard, CAAT came to a conclusion that Central Village poses no risk or impact to aviation safety,” he said.

 

Chula also disclosed some of the concerns raised by the AOT: possible interference in electronic signals caused by the outlet’s location; possible visibility problems that may affect pilots and aviation safety; and activities that may create smoke affecting visibility for planes landing at Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

 

As for AOT’s concern over activities at the mall that may attract birds to the airport, Chula said the CAAT currently has no regulations regarding the issue despite the potential threat to planes taking off or landing.

 

“However, we may pass a law requiring airports to come up with a management plan on animal related hazards".

 

The CAAT has also forwarded the report to Central Pattana Plc, operator of Central Village.

 

“We have notified them to submit a report on Central Village’s safety measures on aviation traffic, along with risk assessment and management plans within 60 days after receiving the report,” said the CAAT director.

 

Meanwhile, AOT’s president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn said AOT and Suvarnabhumi Airport would prepare the safety measures as suggested by the CAAT.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30376144

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-09-13

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[legend49]

it has asked the mall's operator to draw up a risk management plan.

 

LOL that would have sent them scurrying to Google to find out what is a plan? Who is risk?

[bronzedude]

Some fat brown envelopes are being handed out.

[colinneil]

Sad thing is about this farce, Central will increase rents considerably, to cover the massive cost of the extremely large brown envelopes handed over.

[faraday]

2 hours ago, legend49 said:

it has asked the mall's operator to draw up a risk management plan.

 

LOL that would have sent them scurrying to Google to find out what is a plan? Who is risk?

Aka, a spreadsheet to show monthly payments.

 

It would be very interesting to see a CAA inspection from the US or Uk, for example.

 

[MaxLee]

46 minutes ago, bronzedude said:

Some fat brown envelopes are being handed out.

They've been handed out long, long ago

[ChrisY1]

Came past this centre Wednesday...not a car in sight.

I guess when they can arrange tourist buses to make visits for duty free merchandise, it might improve

 

[josephbloggs]

37 minutes ago, faraday said:

Aka, a spreadsheet to show monthly payments.

 

It would be very interesting to see a CAA inspection from the US or Uk, for example.

 

Why?

It is well within international guidelines.  It's hardly sat on the runway, and it is well within height restrictions; it is a low rise complex, much lower than other buildings in the vicinity.

The old "Brown Envelope" comments are so predictable and boring.

[dddave]

6 hours ago, legend49 said:

it has asked the mall's operator to draw up a risk management plan.

 

LOL that would have sent them scurrying to Google to find out what is a plan? Who is risk?

For some reason, this makes me think of the day 8 or 9 years ago when a Thai Airways flight ran off the runway and got stuck in mud at BKK.  Thai's contingency plan was apparently as follows:

1st priority: get a painter up to the tail section and black out the Thai logo. (Really happened that way)

2nd priority: Block the press from all roadways with runway visibility

3rd priority, Issue a statement that nothing serious had happened.

4th priority, Evacuate passengers but not to worry about transporting them from the runway, don't bother setting up a reception area with emergency medical personnel to screen injured passengers.

5th priority Don't give them free bottled water...cost's too much.

6th priority, Keep all said passengers at immigration for an additional five hours if their documents were still on the plane as they were required to leave any bags during emergency evacuation. No hurry to retrieve them.  More important to keep the press away.

 

One may think this a satire but it isn't.  Pretty much the way it happened.

Edited September 13, 2019 by dddave

[Blue bruce]

Shouldn't they have done this study before the mall was built????

It was the same with the with entrance, exit road leading into mall. 2 days before it was set to open the AOT blocked the road saying it was on their property. One would think the mall operators would have all this worked and approved before they started to build

[watcharacters]

20 hours ago, dddave said:

For some reason, this makes me think of the day 8 or 9 years ago when a Thai Airways flight ran off the runway and got stuck in mud at BKK.  Thai's contingency plan was apparently as follows:

1st priority: get a painter up to the tail section and black out the Thai logo. (Really happened that way)

2nd priority: Block the press from all roadways with runway visibility

3rd priority, Issue a statement that nothing serious had happened.

4th priority, Evacuate passengers but not to worry about transporting them from the runway, don't bother setting up a reception area with emergency medical personnel to screen injured passengers.

5th priority Don't give them free bottled water...cost's too much.

6th priority, Keep all said passengers at immigration for an additional five hours if their documents were still on the plane as they were required to leave any bags during emergency evacuation. No hurry to retrieve them.  More important to keep the press away.

 

One may think this a satire but it isn't.  Pretty much the way it happened.

 

 

Isn't this the approved Thai protocol?

 

 

[tifino]

 

'animal related hazards' 

 

seagulls and crows!!

 

ah!!! - the overflowing dumpsters out the back of the groceries and restaurants...

[josephbloggs]

1 hour ago, Blue bruce said:

Shouldn't they have done this study before the mall was built????

It was the same with the with entrance, exit road leading into mall. 2 days before it was set to open the AOT blocked the road saying it was on their property. One would think the mall operators would have all this worked and approved before they started to build

They did.  And it was all approved several years ago.  It was just AOT / King Power throwing a hissy fit.