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Safety worries raised with Asean skies set to get more crowded
Not all nations may be able to cope as number of flights soars: UN agency
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Passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. The number of flights in Asean skies could triple to more than 20,000 a day in 15 years, says the UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation.
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Karamjit Kaur
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The number of flights in Asean skies could triple to more than 20,000 a day in 15 years, raising safety and security concerns at the United Nations.
The worry is that not all 10 member countries may be able to cope with the growth, said the UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
