Extension costs spark govt concernTransport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has demanded that controversial plans for the northern expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport be clarified, in a bid to clear doubts surrounding the 42-billion-baht project. His ministry will be the first to decide whether to give the project's operator, Airports of Thailand (AoT), the go-ahead after the AoT board gave it the green light amid opposition from experts. The minister's chief concern is whether the expansion plan will mean highways officials have to spend 37.5 billion baht to build an 18.5-kilometre motorway linking the airport with Srinakarin Road. They argue the airport extension has been poorly designed and will do little to relieve overcapacity at Suvarnabhumi. The southern terminal plan has not been abandoned, he added, but instead incorporated into the planned 2025-2030 airport expansion.

Source: Bangkok Post November 25, 2019 23:26 UTC