Selon le
Bangkok Post du jour :
Le cabinet mardi a approuvé la réouverture de
Don Muang le 25 mars pour traiter des vols nationaux tandis que le nouveau
Suvarnabhumi aéroport traitera les voyages internationaux
Le porte-parole Gouvernemental Yongyuth Maiyalarp a dit que le cabinet avait décidé de rouvrir
Don Muang pour traiter seulement des vols nationaux
La THAÏ a consenti à exploiter ses itinéraires domestiquesde
Don Muang comme a sa filiale Nok Air et deux autres compagnies aériennes thaïes privées, One-Two-Go and PB Air.
On permettrait vraisemblablement aux compagnies aériennes qui veulent rester à
Suvarnabhumi de le faire tant en vols internationaux que domestiques.
Don Muang a été fermé à la navigation aérienne commerciale le 28 septembre 2006.
Des problèmes infrastructuraux à
Suvarnabhumi, y compris 100 fentes trouvées dans son taxiways et une des deux pistes de décollage et d'atterrissage quatre mois après être ouvert, a incité le gouvernement à donner le feu vert pour rouvrir
Don Muang.
Une enquête préliminaire a révélé que les fissures et les ornières ne posent aucune menace de sécurité.
Les problèmes de
Suvarnabhumi ont été fortement politisés comme l'aéroport était le projet favori d'ancien Premier ministre Thaksin Shinawatra, qui a été évincé dans un coup militaire le 19 septembre.
The cabinet on Tuesday approved the reopening of
Bangkok's 92-year-old
Don Muang Airport on March 25 to handle domestic flights while the capital's new but problem-plagued
Suvarnabhumi Airport will handle mainly international travel.
Government spokesman Yongyuth Maiyalarp said the cabinet had decided to reopen
Don Muang to handle only domestic flights and it would be up to the airlines themselves to decide which airport they will use.
So far, Thai Airways International (THAI) has agreed to operate its domestic routes from
Don Muang as has its affiliate Nok Air and two other privately owned Thai airlines, One-Two-Go and PB Air, Mr Yongyuth said.
Airlines that choose to remain at
Suvarnabhumi would presumably be allowed to operate both international and domestic flights.
Don Muang was closed to commercial air traffic on September 28 when the 3.9-billion-dollar
Suvarnabhumi was launched.
A host of infrastructural problems at
Suvarnabhumi, including 100 cracks found in its taxiways and one of its two runway four months after it opened, prompted the government to give the go-ahead to reopen
Don Muang should the new airport be forced to close for major repairs.
An initial investigation into Suvarnabhumni's cracks, however, revealed that the fissures and ruts were not serious and posed no safety threat.
Suvarnabhumi's problems have been highly politicised as the massive airport was the pet project of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a military coup on September 19 on charges of corruption and dividing the nation.
