Mid Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Upgrade Suvarnabhumi security: ICAO After inspecting Bangkok's world-class Suvarnabhumi international airport for 10 days, officials of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have recommended that the security system at the airport opened last year to great fanfare should be upgraded.Chaisak Angkasuwan, director-general of Thailand's Aviation Department, said ICAO officials arrived in Thailand on June 17 and inspected security systems at Suvarnabhumi airport as well as at other airports in Thailand. The Post Publishing Public Co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seykota Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 I am not convinced that making some of the current security weaknesses public is a good idea. Airports of Thailand (AoT) officials must also be strict on checking identification cards of people entering or leaving the airport, according to Mr. Chaisak. Nor the fact that these weaknesses may not be attended to for 9 months. ICAO inspectors will report their findings to their headquarters in Montreal, Canada, within 20 days and will dispatch an official report to Thailand in the next 60 days. Thailand then has 90 days to submit questions, if any, on security system and must prepare plans to improve the system within 120 days thereafter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wileycoyote Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I agree with seykota. Discretion is the better part of valour Wiley Coyote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinthee Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I agree with all of you. Doesn't give me piece of mind to have this info made public to all the potential baddies out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 They can't keep the unlicensed tour guides out, how do they expect to keep out terrorists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 New airport is unsafe, checks below par, says IATA report AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK Thursday July 05, 2007 Suvarnabhumi airport is unsafe with checks on people and their belongings in the passenger terminal falling below standard, says the International Air Transport Association. IATA's safety study of the airport found that standards are inferior to those of Don Mueang airport, said an Airports of Thailand source who obtained the report. The study aimed at maintaining security standards at international airports will be tabled for discussion by AoT board members today. The meeting will be chaired by Gen Saprang Kalayanamitr, who also is deputy secretary-general of the Council for National Security. The Post Publishing Public Co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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