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Plans
for 3rd Suvarnabhumi runway, domestic
terminal to go to Cabinet
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BANGKOK,
Aug 23 (TNA) -- Airports of Thailand (AoT) will submit its plans to
construct a third runway and a domestic passenger terminal at
Suvarnabhumi Airport to the Cabinet in October, AoT president Serirat
Prasutanond said on Sunday.
If approved by Cabinet, both projects will be financed by AoT at a cost
of about Bt10 billion and could be completed within three years, Mr
Serirat said.
The plans for the domestic passenger terminal have been completed,
while concerned officials are now studying the environmental impact
report submitted by the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental
Policy and Planning.
Initially, it was determined that a third runway, if built, would in
effect reduce the impact of noise on people living near the airport,
because it would spread noise pollution over a wider area and reduce
the number of landings and departures per runway, he explained.
Construction
of the third runway will not hamper services provided by the first and
second runways, he added. (TNA)
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- 23 August 2009 (GMT+7:00)
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