"If our demands go unheeded [by December 20] we will hold a rally, march to the airport and burn effigies of the transport minister as well as executives of the authorities," the owners said in a statement.

The statement delivered by about 10 people from Chaiyaphreuk Village on Thepparak Road reached AOT president Chotisak Asapaviriya yesterday.

The residents said the unbearable aircraft noise had ruined their peaceful life at home. They were now suffering from insomnia, stress and a lack of rest, which was hurting their health, studies and work.

"Every four minutes, a plane blasts over my roof. If I'm on the phone, I can't hear anything. If I'm watching TV, my TV set will stop showing any clear picture or sound because the planes seem to interfere with TV reception too," a resident said.

After Suvarnabhumi started commercial services in September, nearby housing estates have kept complaining about the thunderous roar from passing planes.

In their statement, the villagers suggested switching domestic flights to the old Bangkok airport, requiring all planes at Suvarnabhumi to follow flight patterns that minimise the noise impact and providing assistance and compensation to the victims.

"Please provide tangible solutions and written conclusions on how to help the affected people," the statement said.

AOT's top executives were asked to meet soon with representatives of the residents on any Saturday to discuss possible solutions.

"Also, please establish complaint centres and send staff to listen to us," the statement said.

AOT executives would have to inform them about what solutions would be taken by December 20 otherwise the victims would join forces and stage a rally.

Chaiyaphreuk Village is home to hundreds of households.

On Monday, the Moo 11 estate in Samut Prakan's Bang Phli district and Wat Bang Phli Yai School submitted complaints about loud plane noise to the chief of Suvarnabhumi Airport.

The Moo 11 community has more than 2,000 households, while the school teaches about 1,600 children.

"Please come to our community and see how noise pollution has affected us. We want to hear what remedial actions you are going to take," said Manaschai Likitwanich, one of the Moo 11 board members and a former provincial councillor.

He said the planes fly so low that he can read every letter painted on them.

Manaschai also sits on the Sathit Bang Na school board, which will hold a meeting today. High on the agenda will be how to tackle Suvarnabhumi's noise impact on classes.

The Moo 11 estate and the school have demanded that Suvarnabhumi draw out solutions to eliminate the noise pollution.

Officials should measure the noise levels in their areas to see how serious the problems are, they said.

Supat Wangwongwattana, deputy director-general of the Pollution Control Department, said 54 villages had lodged complaints about Suvarnabhumi-noise pollution with his department.

Most of these villages were in Bangkok's Lat Krabang and Min Buri districts, and Bang Phli district.

The Cabinet had already approved a Natural Resources and Environment Ministry proposal to tackle the noise, he said.

The proposal would be able to cut noise levels in the airport's vicinity, he said.

"Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont also instructed AOT to expedite the relocation of 71 households in the seriously-affected zone as well as the payment of compensation," Supat said.