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The long-awaited expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport has been set in motion now that Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) has agreed to proceed with the 78-billion-baht programme.
The majority state-owned and SET-listed airport operator’s board last Friday endorsed the Phase 2 development and will soon seek final consent from the Transport Ministry and the cabinet.
The expansion, which was supposed to have begun shortly after the airport opened in September 2006, would increase the passenger handling capacity of Thailand’s gateway airport by 33%, to 60 million in the next six years from 45 million currently.
Kulya Pakakrong, AoT’s senior executive vice-president, said yesterday that the expansion would deal with the crowding problem at the airport which is now operating close to its capacity.
The expansion involves building a midfield terminal and a third runway.
AoT’s decision comes at the time when the airline industry is facing a severe downturn with a marked slowdown in traffic and ballooning operating costs, all triggered by skyrocketing fuel prices.
But it responds to the airline industry’s longstanding call for AoT to deal with the congestion that had inconvenienced airlines and passengers alike.
The industry has warned that Suvarnabhumi was losing out to rival airports in Southeast Asia, namely Singapore Changi Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), as the region’s preferred air hubs due to its restricted capacity and high service fees.
Mrs Kulya insisted that the possible excess capacity at the airport resulting from the expansion was not an issue as AoT was still seeing traffic growth through Suvarnabhumi.
”Suvarnabhumi’s traffic is on course with projections for 6.5% annual growth in the near term, 5.5% in the medium term and 4% long-term,” she said.
But according to AoT figures, passenger traffic through Suvarnabhumi grew just 1.94% year-on-year in the first half of this year to 21.21 million.
AoT aims to call a tender for the airport expansion work next year and hopes to be able to start construction by the end of 2009.
About 33 billion baht of the estimated project cost would come from loans from the Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC), which was a major lender for the phase-one project that cost 155 billion baht.
Mrs Kulya said AoT had already contracted a consulting company to conduct an environmental impact study for the expansion project. It will hold public hearings to explain plans to mitigate noise pollution resulting from the increased air traffic.
AOT shares closed yesterday on the Stock Exchange of Thailand at 38.50 baht, unchanged, in trade worth 5.5 million baht.
The Operations Centre Building in Thai Airways International Suvarnabhumi Airport has signed a deal to set up a Thai perishables distribution centre in Germany this week.
The joint venture will enable Thai agricultural products to enter Europe and South East Europe, with a framework yet to be negotiated to reflect the objectives of both groups.
The centre based to be in Munich Airport was secured when managing director of Thai Airways International Cargo and Mail Commercial, Vorapravat Suebsaeng; Chairman of Thai AirFreight Forwarders Association (TAFA), Kovit Thanyarattakul; Chief Operating Officer Munich International Airport, Peter Trautmann; and CEO and President, Cargogate Flughafen Muenchen.Roger Scheifele all entered into and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
As a result, it is anticipated that Munich international airport will become the main gateway for the cargo shipment of agricultural products with the business helping to support and serve the public sector exports.
The Thai Government and Thai AirFreight Forwarders Association (TAFA) hope to find support from the private sector to this project and along with the Bavarian Government policy to approve the joint venture plans for Thai investors in relation to Munich Airport.
TAFA and four other companies will assist in an operational capacity to manage the temperature control cargo at the centre at Suvarnabhumi Airport through to its arrival in Munich. Cargogate will draw up designs for the centre and help develop the business plan.
This venture will also have the potential to increase profitability because both parties will be using the service.
Article from : http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com
Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, the newest and largest airport in Southeast Asia, has selected Intermec to supply an RFID and barcode system for the airport’s Cargo Free Zone. The airport, which is the central air traffic hub for Southeast Asia, features an NBIA Cargo Free Zone IT project, which has some of the most up-to-date technology and services in the region, including its RFID Customs Free Zone management system. RFID will be used to track incoming and outgoing goods in the cargo warehouse and terminal.
New Bangkok International Airport Selects Intermec RFID System to Boost National Transport and Logistics Capacity
EVERETT, Wash., Jun 18, 2007– Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, the newest and largest airport in Southeast Asia, has selected Intermec (NYSE: IN), the leading RFID and supply chain technology vendor, to supply an RFID and barcode system for the airport’s Cargo Free Zone.
Suvarnabhumi Airport, the central air traffic hub for Southeast Asia, features an NBIA Cargo Free Zone IT project, which has some of the most up-to-date technology and services in the region, including its RFID Customs Free Zone management system. RFID will be a core part of the IT system for the Cargo Free Zone and will be used to track incoming and outgoing goods in the cargo warehouse and terminal.
“Intermec is proud to be a part of the Cargo Free Zone system of New Bangkok International Airport,” said Piyarat Srivaranon, Thailand country manager of Intermec. “The project will be the largest RFID system in Southeast Asia and will provide faster monitoring of cargo locations and tracking of movements in the Zone.”
“AMR Asia Company Limited is proud to be the most important and pioneering implementer of this new technology with the RFID system for Cargo Free Zone of New Bangkok International Airport,” said Visith Somboon, president of AMR Asia Company Limited, systems integrator for the project and an Intermec Honours Partner. “This strategic project will provide more efficient management of the air cargo business.
“The main reason that Airport of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) chose to install Intermec RFID technology in the Cargo Free Zone was to make the flow of goods faster, more accurate and more efficient. It will also streamline customs procedures and speed up transfer tax processes. Intermec offers the best technology available to enable us to meet our target of becoming Asia’s aviation hub.”
The Cargo Free Zone also uses Intermec bar code printers and readers to monitor cargo, complementing the RFID system. Cargo cars entering terminals have RFID tags attached while their loads have bar code labels, which are read using Intermec’s bar code readers.
The RFID system for the Cargo Free Zone uses a range of Intermec RFID equipment, including 150 Intermec IF5 intelligent fixed RFID readers, 100 Intermec 751 rugged mobile computers, 100 Intermec IP3 portable RFID readers, 600 RF antennae, 46,000 reusable plastic RFID tags, and 4,000 windshield RFID tags. The bar code system includes ten PD4 bar code printers and ten 1551 rugged handheld scanners.
About Suvarnabhumi Airport
The New Bangkok International Airport Company Limited (NBIA) was established on February 27, 1996. It is a government owned company under the Ministry of Transport. AOT is its sole shareholder. The NBIA is responsible for the implementation of the Suvarnaphumi Airport Project.
Suvarnabhumi Airport
The official opening of Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok’s new international airport, on 28 September 2006, gives new impetus to the country’s quest to make Bangkok and Thailand the aviation hub of the region.
Named ‘Suvarnabhumi’ (meaning ‘Golden Land’) by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (Rama IX), the development of Suvarnabhumi Airport as the aviation hub of the region is of strategic importance to Thailand’s future and is a priority on the ‘national agenda’.
During the initial phase of operation, the north section of the airport will accommodate 45 million passengers per year, 76 flights per hour and 3 million tons of cargo handling per year. After the final phase, this will rise to 100 million passengers a year.
At 563,000 square metres, the passenger terminal is currently the largest in the world. The airport also features the world’s longest runway, 75.3 metres by 4,000 metres long and the world’s tallest control tower, 132.2 metres high, providing the best visual coverage of overall airside.
When in full operation, the airport will help boost Thailand’s economic, social, communication, and tourism development, and advance the government policy of making Thailand an aviation hub in Southeast Asia.
Suvarnabhumi Airport is located at Km. 15 (15th kilometre milestone) on the east-bound Bangna-Trat Highway in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province, east of Bangkok. The airport is approximately 25 kms from the Bangkok metropolis.
As of 28 September 2006, Suvarnabhumi Airport replaces Don Muang airport as Bangkok’s primary airport for all commercial airline flights.
Suvarnabhumi Airport is operated by The Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT). In addition to the new Bangkok international airport, AOT operates four other international airports in Thailand – Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Phuket and Chiang Rai.
Model Scheme
The Airport Hotel
Suvarnabhumi passenger terminal
The concourse buildings
Passenger Flow
Road Network
The Transportation System Service
1. Model Scheme
At the initial phase of service provision, the north section of the airport will be able to accommodate 45 million passengers per year, 76 flights per hour and 3 million tons of cargo handling per year.
1.1 The external of the passenger terminal complex
- The entrance from the Motorway at the north side of the airport is 2-way 8 lane traffic on elevated frontage road, and will increase to 10 lane traffic approaching the airport leading up to the main entrance of the passenger terminal complex.
- The passenger terminal complex has the length of 444 meters and the width of 111 meters. Facilities for both domestic and international passengers are situated in the same building.
- The car parking buildings are situated at the front of the passenger terminal complex. There are 2 car parking buildings with the capacity of approximately 5,000 cars. In addition, there are parking areas on the ground level on the exterior which can accommodate approximately 1,100 cars. There is also a long term parking area that can accommodate approximately 4,000 cars and 78 buses.
- The control tower rises over the height of 132.2 meters. It is the world’s tallest control tower, fully equipped with the best technologies that will facilitate smooth air traffic control. It has the ability to manage approximately 76 flights per hour.
- The airport information management system building is a 6 storey building with the technologies for the purposes of technical management. There are 4 main technical centers: Airport Operation Center (AOC), Security Control Center (SCC), Crisis Control Center (CCC) and Network Management Center (NMC).
The floor plan:
1st floor is for the installation of the foundation structures such as the power distribution system, the security system, fire extinguishing system and the computer and the electronic network systems.
2nd floor consists of the Crisis Control Center (CCC) and seminar rooms.
3rd floor consists of the Airport Operation Center (AOC) and the Security Control Center (SCC)
4th floor is used as administrative offices
5th floor is for the Network Management Center (NMC) and the Benchmark Test Laboratory
- The airport operation building is a 6 storey building which consists of AOT administrative office, offices of airlines and governmental offices, with a canteen on 1st floor.
- The runways that will be open for operation in the initial phase are the Eastern runway with the length of 4,000 meters and width of 60 meters, and the Western runway with the length of 3,700 meters and width of 60 meters.
- Taxiways 52 taxiways are to be in operation service. - Aircraft parking space expands over the area of 1,053,000 square meters for 120 aircraft parking stands, 8 of which are for Airbus A380 (5 of them are contact gates)2. The airport hotel will be built under the “Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport” appointed by the AOT on October 24, 2003. This is a joint venture project between 3 parties: the AOT, Thai International Airways PCL and Krung Thai Bank PCL. The airport hotel will cover the ground of approximately 17 rai, located in front of the passenger terminal complex with 300 meters in between. There will be 600 rooms in the hotel, 500 of which will be opened at the initial phase. The hotel will be of recognized international standard with complete lines of services, along with a connecting route linking the hotel itself to the car parking building.
3. Suvarnabhumi passenger terminal complex comprises of 7 stories above ground and 2 stories below ground.
1st floor is the busy lobby. Buses are not allowed to go to 2nd and 3rd floors in order to avoid the traffic congestion. Additionally, there will be a medical center, AOT offices for electricity monitoring and airport control offices.
2nd floor is the arrivals hall for both domestic and international passengers.
3rd floor consists of airlines passenger waiting lounges, some shops, security checkpoints, meeting points, shops, service counters and CIP lounges.
4th floor is the departure hall. This hall features the facilities for both international and domestic passengers, lounges for premium passengers Thai Airways International PLC, customs control checkpoints, some governmental offices, airline booths, airport information counters and escalators in the centre which can take passengers right up to the restaurants on 6th floor.
5th floor is the offices for Thai Airways International PLC and Star Alliance airlines.
6th floor consists of restaurants, which can be accessed via the escalators from 4th floor.
7th floor serves as observation area.
The lower ground floors are termed floor 0 which serves as the train station, and floor -1 which is the place for train platforms. The lower ground floors also function as a place for baggage conveyor systems.
4. The concourse buildings: A,B,C,D,E,F and G have the roofs that are made of glass and special synthetic material which is very tough and durable, with Teflon coated, that will prevent the accumulation of dirt and grime. Passengers can walk to the concourse buildings from the terminal complex via the concourse building D, which is directly connected to the terminal complex.
The concourse buildings A and B are for domestic passengers. Details are as follows:
- Concourse building A is for domestic passengers, with the length of approximately 432 meters. This building can accommodate 6 aircrafts and has 1 connection channel that allows access to the remote parking bays.
- Concourse building B is for domestic passengers, with the length of approximately 270 meters. This building can accommodate 6 aircrafts and has 2 connection channels that allow access to the remote parking bays.
The Concourse buildings C,D,E,F and G are for international passengers. Details are as follows:
- Concourse building C has the length of approximately 459 meters, and can accommodate 10 aircrafts with 2 connection channels to access to the remote parking bays.
- Concourse building D has the length of approximately 909 meters, and can accommodate 8 aircrafts with 2 connection channels to access to the remote parking bays.
- Concourse building F has the length of approximately 270 meters, and can accommodate 6 aircrafts with 2 connection channels to access to the remote parking bays.
- Concourse building G has the length of approximately 432 meters, and can accommodate 5 aircrafts with 1 connection channel to access to the remote parking bays. VIP lounge also situated at this building.
The intersections of the concourse buildings are termed the airside center. There are 2 intersections on 3rd and 4th floors which will be used for shops; the exterior of the concourse buildings will be developed into airline offices and airline lounges.
5. Passenger Flow5.1 International passengers flow
5.1.1 Departure passengers can come through via the entrance on the 4th floor of the departures hall, which can be accessed by car or by foot from the car parking buildings, which is connected to the 3rd floor of the departures hall. Upon entering the departures hall, passengers can check-in at counters 4-10 before proceeding to the passport control and the customs control checkpoints. Passengers can then continue to the concourse building D via 2 connection channels from the terminal complex. The 4th floor of concourse building D consists of a wide variety of shops that passengers can enjoy shopping while waiting for board. When called for boarding, they can approach the gate via the 3rd floor of the departures hall; and when arrive at the gate, they have to proceed to the 2nd floor to the hold room.
All passengers and hand luggage taken on board must be examined. The examination points are on 3rd and 4th floors in the airside area of the concourse buildings.
5.1.2 Arrival passengers can come through to the passenger terminal on 2nd floor of the concourse buildings except the bus gate passengers. At the terminal, there will be passport control checkpoints and this is also a place where they collect their baggage from on of the 22 baggage conveyor belts, 17 of which are for international passengers and 5 are for domestic passengers. Once passengers have collected their baggage and passed the customs control checkpoints, they can proceed to the arrivals hall where they can find transportation counters, hotel and accommodation counters and tourist information center. Outside the arrivals hall will be pick-up points; in the case of passengers traveling with tour agency, they must proceed to 4th floor for buses and coaches. There is a general meeting point on 3rd floor.
5.1.3 Transit/transfer passengers will have to go to the airside area after they arrive at the 2nd floor of the concourse building from the aircraft in order to proceed with the transfer processes before continuing to 3rd and 4th floors to complete the departure procedures.
In the case of transit passengers, they will have to go through the airside area to the departures service area in order to complete the departure procedures.
5.2 Domestic passengers flow
5.2.1 Domestic departure passengers will be able to check-in at counters 2 and 3 on 4th floor of the departure hall. Afterwards they will have to proceed to 2nd floor to the hold room where they and their hand luggage will be examined.
5.2.2 Arriving passengers will come to the terminal through the 2nd floor of the concourse building to collect their baggage from the 5 domestic baggage conveyor belts before proceeding to the arrival hall. The service counters outside the arrival hall will be shared by both the domestic and the international passengers.
6. Road Network
6.1 Road networks within landside
There are 5 access routes to passenger terminal complex from the road networks within the landside.
6.1.1 Access route from the North
Passenger terminal complex can be accessed from the North entrance via the motorway. The elevated frontage of the terminal is divided into inner and outer parts for both the arrival and the departure halls.
6.1.2 Access route from the Northwest
Passenger terminal complex can be accessed from the Northwest entrance via the Rom Klao elevated highway and King Kaew Road which will pass the customs free zone before arriving at the terminal.
6.1.3 Access route from the South
Passenger terminal complex can be accessed from the South entrance via the Bang Na-Trat highway and the service road which will pass the long term parking area and the public transportation center before arriving at the terminal.
6.1.4 Access route from the Northeast
Passenger terminal complex can be accessed from the Northeast entrance via the Lad Kra Bung (Onnuj Road), then through the East-West main service road within the airport, the long term parking area and the public transportation center before arriving at the terminal.
6.1.5 Access route from the West
Passenger terminal complex can be accessed from the West entrance via King Kaew Road.
Official name
Suvarnabhumi Airport. The name Suvarnabhumi was chosen by HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej which means “The Golden Land”, specifically referring to the continental Indochina. “Golden Peninsula”or “Golden Land” is a traditional name for the Thailand-Cambodia-Laos-Burma region
How is it pronounced
“su-wan-na-poom”
Airport Code
Suvarnabhumi Airport inherited its IATA airport code BKK from Bangkok Don Muang International Airport. In the interim period while both airports were operating (from September 15th to September 28th) Suvarnabhumi used the code NBK.
Location
The airport is located in Racha Thewa in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province, 30 kilometers east of Bangkok.
Hours of operation
24 hours.
Facilities
- 130 passport control checkpoints for arrivals, 72 for departures.
- 26 customs control checkpoints for arrivals, 8 for departures.
- 22 baggage conveyor belts.
- 360 check-in counters. There are 100 additional counters for passengers without luggage.
- 107 moving walkways.
- 102 elevators.
- 83 escalators.
Architects
The airport was designed by Murphy/Jahn Architects
Capacity
The airport has 2 parallel runways (60 m. wide, 4,000 m. and 3700 m. long) and 2 parallel taxiways to accommodate simultaneous departures and arrivals. It has a total of 120 parking bays (51 with contact gates and 69 remote gates) and 5 of these are capable of accommodating the Airbus A380 aircraft. With a capacity of handling 76 flight operations per hour, both international and domestic flights will share the airport terminal but will be assigned to different parts of the concourse. In the initial phase of construction, it will be capable of handling 45 million passengers and 3 million tonnes of cargo per year. Between the airport hotel and the terminal building are the two 5-storey car park buildings with a combined capacity of 5,000 cars.
Airport Hotel
Above the underground rail link station and in front of the passenger terminal building is the 600-room hotel operated by Accor Group under the Novotel Suvarnabhumi brand.
Long-term plans
Long-term plans for four runways flanking two main terminals and two satellite buildings with a combined capacity capable of handling up to 100 million passengers and 6.4 million tonnes of cargo a year are on the drawing board. The second phase of airport expansion involving the construction of a satellite building south of the main terminal is expected to begin 3 to 5 years after the completion of the first main terminal.
Resource : BangkokAirportOnline
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