Some 200 armed men in black took over a Suvarnabhumi airport parking lot in a concession dispute, without response by security forces.
Airports of Thailand Plc has given the firm handling its parking services until Oct 11 to settle a dispute that it says led to the brief seizure of Suvarnabhumi airport's car parks by armed men.
About 200 men dressed in black blocked the entrances and exits to the airport's parking lot buildings at 4am yesterday.
The men also seized ticket booths and collected fees from visiting motorists. The group dispersed after an hour.
AoT president Serirat Prasutanond said the incident was tied to an internal conflict at Parking Management Co, which is contracted to operate the airport's parking space, covering a total of 160,000 square metres, for five years, from April 1 of this year to March 31, 2015.
An internal dispute has arisen at the highest levels of the company after one of its directors, identified as Thas Pojpraphan, allegedly complained about an illegal change to the registration of the company's authorised directors.
AoT has given Parking Management Co until Oct 11 to settle its internal dispute or risk having the Suvarnabhumi contract scrapped.
Meanwhile, AoT officials will investigate further to determine whether the contract is viable.
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