Bangkok's Airport Start-up Problems to be Resolved By Year-End

In the bustling steel-and-glass departure hall of South-east Asia's biggest airport, Serirat Prasutanond begins a daily walk in search of problems and complaints.    

There has been been no shortage of either in the six months since the opening of Bangkok's US$4 billion Suvarnabhumi Airport, a sprawling structure marred by graft scandals, rutted taxiways, poor planning and a shortage of toilets.

But Mr Serirat - a 25-year industry veteran named Suvarnabhumi's general manager in February after his predecessor was sacked - insists the airport is finally coming right. [Get full story ¦ TheBusinessTimes]