Don Mueang Airport officials today were evaluating the damage to a new and unopened building that partially collapsed after getting wet.
The airport’s Extension Building 1 was left in ruins, with collapsed walls and roof, in footage posted last night. The damage blamed on severe gusts of wind and heavy rainfall.
The building was to house a tour area that was still under construction. It was reportedly completed in May 2020 at the cost of THB200 million (US$6 million) but has remained closed due to COVID-19.
A few hours later, the page also shared photos of the deconstruction post-rainfall.
People took issue with the quality of the construction work.
“This is just a normal thunderstorm, and there still isn’t much left,” Sorawit Thepbanna wrote. “It’s good that there were no people working in it, the building structure was very weak. This is a national airport. What should be done to think about safety first?”
“Strong winds or poor construction?” read another.
Others spared no expense ridiculing the outcome.
“The collapsed roof and hollow materials are exactly what the Thai government is like right now,” read one.
Another compared it to Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport and its indoor waterfall. “Let’s make a hole in the middle to let the water go down like Changi Airport. It’ll be beautiful,” Pinit Chalitapanukul’s comment read.
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— Vote ชัช8าติ (@kikkoythekoy) April 18, 2022
