Peter Harbison, boss of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation in Sydney, is optimistic.

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"Bangkok's always been a destination despite rather than because of its airport, " says Peter Harbison, the head of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation in Sydney.

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Its threat to build a private airport managed to put some pepper on the tail of policymakers, says Peter Harbison, of the Center for Asia Pacific Aviation in Sydney.

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Asian carriers may gain some business if fliers favor them over American counterparts that fly in Asia, said Peter Harbison, managing director of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation in Sydney.

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" Adds Sydney-based Peter Harbison, who heads the regional airline consultancy Center for Asia-Pacific Aviation: "Partly because we all quickly forget accidents and partly because people need to fly, the impact on the bottom line is fairly limited, unless the airline has a history of problems.

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