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Bangkok's New Airport Is in Trouble

Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi airport, the multi-billion dollar pet project of ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra, is in trouble. It was set to be Asia's glitziest, but has instead been called an embarrassment, among other things.

Cracks in taxiways and a bathroom shortage are just a couple of the problems that have popped up at the airport, and the bill for repairs could top $45 million. Now the decision to reopen the old Don Muang airport has officially been handed down: it will handle all domestic flights while repairs are made at Suvarnabhumi, and perhaps go back to receiving them permanently.

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