Phuket Airport security on the agenda

Phuket Gazette

Under the proposed security upgrade, people living near Phuket International Airport would be issued passes so they could access the road that runs parallel to the runway. Photo: Atchaa Khamlo

Phuket Vice Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada expressed his concern that if anything ‘bad’ should happen at the airport, the island’s economy would suffer. Photo: Atchaa Khamlo

PHUKET: -- The fence running along the perimeter of Phuket International Airport does not provide adequate security, Vice Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada told a meeting of about 20 officials this morning.

“The road should be closed to traffic, except for people living in the area, who must be issued special passes,” he said.

Representatives from Airports of Thailand, the public organization that operates Phuket Airport, said they are planning to build a high-security wall surrounding the facility, but work on erecting the wall would likely not commence until October next year.

However, V/Gov Chamroen pointed out that if anything were to disrupt services at the airport before completion of the new wall, such an act would harm the island’s economy.

“It’s best to act before anything bad happens,” he said.

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-- Phuket Gazette 2012-06-15

so by opening their gobs people will now know how easy it is to commit an act of terrorism lol, lets not make an issue out of it and broadcast it to the public!.

I remember (many years ago) when that road did have security access restrictions on it - the restriction being that only Thai people were allowed to drive on it

Duh!!!