PM tells Armed Forces to appoint commanders for Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang airports

By THE NATION

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on April 10 instructed Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters to appoint Incident commanders for Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang International Airport, according to the Royal Gazette.

 

Provincial govenors/provincial security command directors were also appointed as incident commanders for each of their airports to oversee the airports' emergency operation centre or the tasks assigned by the premier or the Cabinet.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30385804

 

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Interesting, he seems to stepping over the current army commander, I'm guess that won't go down well at all.

Oops steady now little P, there is an army commander, correct form is you go through him, not by passing him.

He certainly wont be happy with you, might throw his toys out the pram, and them..... Beware.

13 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Interesting, he seems to stepping over the current army commander, I'm guess that won't go down well at all.

What a scary photo of our illustrious PM! I hope this doesn't lead to one or both of them also ordering tank commanders to stand by for special duty.

Another couple of "general" appointments on the horizon I can see....

This could be the start of something very serious.  ????

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

PM tells Armed Forces to appoint commanders for Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang airports

Thank goodness, there is no shortage of Generals (unlike face masks)

Should this not be a task for the police?

And how about the other main airports? I sure won't welcome hordes of Chinese polluting CNX. And while he's about it, replace the Chiang Mai governor to oversee the reformation and resolution of the fire-burning pollution epidemic - which at this point in time is more critical than minor outbreaks of coronavirus in CM.

This must be a 1st, the Thai Government telling the military what to do.  Usually it's the military giving orders to the government. 

Taking control of an airport with no passengers is the ideal job for the Thai army.

 

 

9 minutes ago, Thechook said:

This must be a 1st, the Thai Government telling the military what to do.  Usually it's the military giving orders to the government. 

It works rather well when the army are the government.

55 minutes ago, Thailand said:

Should this not be a task for the police?

Sure but maybe someone doesn't trust the police and/or considers them not capable of the task?

Why ????

Is the something more sinister be planned out 

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57 minutes ago, nomad2019 said:

Why ????

Is the something more sinister be planned out 

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interesting thought, I don't see the purpose of this right now - maybe they are planning a mass eviction of dirty foreigners

Is this another step in the army taking command of civilian airports ?

 

he knows all too well that the military doesn't take orders from elected officials here.

Why would they even speak about this without an ulterior motive in mind ?

13 minutes ago, irwinfc said:

he knows all too well that the military doesn't take orders from elected officials here.

Was he ever elected?

Edited April 12, 20206 yr by damascase

I think I can hear the horse neighing some way off as this is certainly a shutting of the door long after the occupant has bolted. There are no passengers arriving/departing from any airport in the Kingdom. So why do we need special army commandants for airports now?

4 hours ago, Thechook said:

This must be a 1st, the Thai Government telling the military what to do.  Usually it's the military giving orders to the government. 

Who are you kidding? He and his buffoons are still Generals who run the show. retired or not.. He only has Ministers for show.

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Provincial govenors/provincial security command directors were also appointed as incident commanders for each of their airports to oversee the airports' emergency operation centre or the tasks assigned by the premier or the Cabinet.

Wasn't it the army that bungled the returning Thais and let them go?

7 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

This could be the start of something very serious.  ????

He needs Prayuth friendly airport keepers so he can make a swift getaway.

7 hours ago, donnacha said:

Taking control of an airport with no passengers is the ideal job for the Thai army.

 

Maybe they've used up all their general-grade inactive posts...and need to start adding more for the rest of their inactive generals.

 

 

Edited April 12, 20206 yr by Hayduke

His  face always  seems  ripe to be hit  by a large frying pan to me.........or  is  that just me?

41 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Wasn't it the army that bungled the returning Thais and let them go?

Yes

9 hours ago, scorecard said:

Interesting, he seems to stepping over the current army commander, I'm guess that won't go down well at all.

Not sure about "stepping over" as more to the point of maybe dictating policy without the interference of someone who has repeatedly voiced his opinion without asking permission. Haven't heard from the overly verbose top green-man recently as a matter of fact. Da*n! Too bad eh?

Edited April 12, 20206 yr by Dap

2 hours ago, Proboscis said:

So why do we need special army commandants for airports now?

So he can stitch everything up nicely.

Well this government is the military and vs.....Corona Virus might give the chance to have the argument for a military take over! It wont be a coup because the military is sitting already in the necessary positions!

5 hours ago, Proboscis said:

I think I can hear the horse neighing some way off as this is certainly a shutting of the door long after the occupant has bolted. There are no passengers arriving/departing from any airport in the Kingdom. So why do we need special army commandants for airports now?

to set a precedent ?