"A two-week investigation led by Tortrakul Yomnak, a chief engineer for Airports of Thailand and a leader of the anti-Thaksin movement, had warned that the airport might need to be closed for three years.

He later stated that the runway was safe, and that cracks could be repaired in as little as a few hours. "

Well, what is it? A few years or a few hours?

Why did those airlines move back to Don Mueng anyway?

The real motive behind moving some passenger flights to Don Mueang was supported by powerful business interests (payoffs) likely to allow more cargo flights to move from Suvarnabhumi.

Don Muang is owned by the military. Enough said. The right-wing chant of Thaksin-bad, military junta-good makes a little more sense now.