Koh Phanghan airport, what happens ?

[bangkokairportlink]

Hello,

 

Do you know what's happening at Koh phanghan airport ? Landslide ?

 

https://www.matichon.co.th/news/568549

 

Thank you.

[tifino]

the illegal takeover of land, and illegally removing of all the forestation, hence the degradation of the hill.

 

Try translating the page, with Chrome 

[samuijimmy]

The airport on Koh Phangan was never finished.... the idea was abandoned several years ago.

[bangkokairportlink]

I don't think that the idea was abandoned. But the project has stopped because Kan air is broke.

 

 

[samuijimmy]

11 hours ago, bangkokairportlink said:

I don't think that the idea was abandoned. But the project has stopped because Kan air is broke.

 

 

 

 A bit more to it all than that although they (Kan Air) would have lost a pile of money trying it...  If I remember it was being built on National Park land and may have ruffled a few feathers!  Also it was a very poor location.. the drive down to the main road in Ban Tai is quiet hair raising!  I'd be surprised to see it get going again. There was a story in Samui section, which may help if you do an archive search ....

[michemiche]

To read its getting pretty serious.
"Officials ground Koh Phangan private airport project"

 

Link to Bangkok Post removed...

[samuijimmy]

1 hour ago, michemiche said:

To read  its getting pretty serious.
"Officials ground Koh Phangan private airport project"

Sorry MicheMiche! , we are not allowed to use reports from the Bangkok Post...   I had to remove the link.

 

How ever there is a new link on the Samui / KP forum

 

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/985505-scandal-brewing-as-key-forestry-official-transferred-over-koh-phangan airport-plans/

[michemiche]

Oh, i didn't know that......
So better to remove my post, no worry.