The winning design for the planned new passenger terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport (Supplied)The Engineering Institute of Thailand has warned that the winning design for the new passenger terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport poses a huge fire risk with its huge wooden structures. High-level wooden beams would be engulfed in rising heat that would be trapped under the ceiling. "A passenger terminal could contain tens of thousands of people at any time," he added. EIT president Thanes Weerasiri said the design of an airport passenger terminal should focus not only on beauty but also on factors such as safety and environmental friendliness. AoT expects the second terminal to double Suvarnabhumi airport's capacity, from handling 30 million passengers a year to 60 million.

Source: Bangkok Post September 06, 2018 10:19 UTC