Airports of Thailand (AoT) intends to compensate locals affected by noise pollution with 12 billion baht

In response to residents’ inquiries regarding the compensation they sought for the noise caused by aircraft using the recently opened runway at the nation’s main airport, a number of agencies, including the AoT, the Transport Ministry, and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, discussed the matter on Monday.

A decision was made regarding the most reasonable rate in accordance with the law, according to Kittiphon Ruayfuphan, deputy spokesman for the Transport Ministry.

Residents who are impacted by noise belong to various categories. Residents whose land ownership is problematic, those who are legally entitled to compensation, and those who are technically ineligible for any kind of financial assistance are all included.

According to Mr. Kittiphon, residents who meet the payout requirements will get their money when the rate is decided.

Assistance will be provided to those with troublesome land ownership in order to get their paperwork in order and be eligible to get their compensation.

According to Mr. Kittiphon, those who reside near the third runway but do not own the residential property they occupy may be eligible for compensation once the Pollution Control Department performs an assessment and verifies that they are indeed impacted by the noise pollution.

According to Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) council chairman Surajit Phongsingwitthaya, locals complained to the BMA about the noise problem.

The BMA requested updates from the Transport Ministry and the AoT regarding the problem’s resolution after the complaints were filed.

For residents who haven’t applied for compensation yet, the BMA is serving as a middleman to provide information on how to do so.

Mr. Surajit stated that the authorities were reviewing the petitions more quickly, even though they need to be thoroughly screened for fairness.

The council chairman anticipates that residents will be able to access the first round of compensation early in the following year.

On the western side of Suvarnabhumi Airport, the third runway was constructed parallel to the first runway and measures four kilometers in length and sixty meters in width. It can now handle 94 planes per hour, up from the previous 68, and will mostly be used for planes landing at the airport.