Thailand: Bangkok terminal put on ice pending feedback

Airports of Thailand (AoT) has put the brakes on a second terminal scheduled to be built at Suvarnabhumi airport, pending steps to glean opinions from relevant parties including the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Several organisations including the Council of Engineers (CoE) and the Architects Council of Thailand have railed against the plan, saying the proposed new facility is poorly located and veers away from the original Suvarnabhumi master plan drafted in 1990. An AoT source said the board agreed to put the construction of the terminal on hold in line with the management's proposal. This was because some critics pointed out that the structure does not comply with the master plan, which has been studied by the ICAO. <br/>