The airport faced ongoing operational challenges, including a computer virus that shut down the automated luggage bomb-scanning system in June 2007.The Nation, Scanners fixed, virus blamed, 22 June 2007 A study by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released in July 2007 found the airport unsafe, citing numerous spots where checked passengers can meet people who have not passed through security checkpoints.Bangkok Post, New airport is unsafe, checks below par, says IATA report, 5 July 2007
