No disruption to flights after first day of Swampy runway repairs

 

Image: Thairath

 

Repairs to the eastern runway at Suvarabhumi airport resulted in no delays yesterday.

It was the first day of resurfacing on a stretch of the runway and a taxi way that will last for 60 days until the beginning of May.

Airport director Sirot Duangrat said that in the period from midnight to 5pm yesterday there were no flight delays even during peak periods. Both domestic and international flight were similarly unaffected, he said.

Some delays are still expected over the next two months and consequently Thai Airways have announced there will be no charges for passengers who need to change flights resulting from the runway work.

An operation center has been set up to facilitate all aspects of the work that will see a 935 meter stretch repaired in the first phase.

The western runway is unaffected at this time.

 

Source: Thairath

 

 

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Great ! No delays !

 

except for the "usual suspects" of course 

 

attached screenshot shows "PG departures Friday, 3rd of March"

 

 

 

and same in the evening:

 

 

Edited March 4, 20179 yr by siam2007

Repairs during high season causing no delays. Either very well organized or

high season is not so busy these days. You decide.

It's the "first day" and they rush the positive headline!

 

Beggars future negative headlines...

 

 

21 hours ago, rooster59 said:

It was the first day of resurfacing on a stretch of the runway and a taxi way that will last for 60 days until the beginning of May.

You would think that the repair would last longer than 60 days...........but actually that is about how long the road re-surfacing in our area lasts.....