Airports of Thailand’s Phuket branch, responsible for managing Phuket International Airport, confirmed yesterday, that the runway cracks which led to multiple flight delays and one diversion to Krabi have been addressed and rectified.

 

The announcement was initially made via state-run Radio Thailand Phuket last night. It was also announced by the National News Bureau of Thailand’s national platform but it appeared they refrained from posting it via the local Public Relations Department (PR Phuket). The Airports of Thailand Phuket branch has yet to make a statement through its own channels.

 

The statement clarified its release was a response to social media posts that initially brought attention to the issue. It was a Facebook Group titled Outsider’s Aviation that first raised concerns that were later shared by the Phuket Info Centre. In the absence of these online alerts, it was reported that the Airports of Thailand Phuket branch would not have identified the problem.

The issues were first outlined in government reports when Phuket airport described the malfunction as cracks on the runway, which disrupted aircraft landings. The repairs were completed swiftly, returning the landing strip to normal operations.

 

by Mitch Connor

Picture courtesy of Stay in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/phuket-airport-resolves-runway-cracks-that-caused-flight-disruptions

 

-- Thaiger 2023-08-19

 

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Kind of worrying?

They do do runway inspections right?