Travel

Don Mueang International Airport poised to handle 30 million passengers (AoT)

Don Mueang International Airport is now able to accommodate 12 million more passengers annually or around 30 million people per year.

Published

3 years ago

March 8, 2016

Bandid Nijathaworn

BANGKOK,2 March 2016 (NNT)-The second phase of the development at Don Mueang International Airport is now complete and ready to accommodate more passengers as of March 8th.

According to Airports of Thailand (AoT) President Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, the second phase of the development consists of improvements to Passenger Terminal 2, three concourses, a southern walkway and toilet facilities.

A ceremony will be held on March 8 to mark the opening of the new development. Don Mueang International Airport is now able to accommodate 12 million more passengers annually or around 30 million people per year.

Mr. Nithinai added that the third phase of the airport development will focus on renovating and transforming the old domestic terminal into a new passenger terminal. A walkway will be built to connect the building to the new Sky Train station. There will also be a new car parking building nearby that can accommodate up to 3,000 cars.

The AoT President claimed around 10 billion baht is needed to complete the third phase which will increase the efficiency of the airport to accommodate as many as 40 million travelers per year.

Source: Don Mueang International Airport now ready to handle 30 million people

0/5 (0 Reviews)

Tech

Thailand to use Biometrics scan to identify travellers

With a 2.1 billion baht budget, the project is designed to install 2,000 biometrics devices at 170 immigration points

Published

2 weeks ago

May 15, 2019

National News Bureau of Thailand

PHUKET, (NNT) – The biometrics system, a machine for facial and fingerprint identification, is being introduced to enhance immigration checkpoints nationwide.

(more…)

0/5 (0 Reviews)

Travel

Airports of Thailand denies Premium Lane cards corruption scheme

Published

3 weeks ago

May 2, 2019

National News Bureau of Thailand

BANGKOK, 2 May 2019 (NNT) – After a widespread rumor citing corruption with the distribution of Premium Lane cards at Suvarnabhumi Airport allegedly sold to regular passengers via tour operators or nominees, Airports of Thailand has denied any involvement in such a scheme, confirming it only provides special security screening services to eligible passengers.

(more…)

0/5 (0 Reviews)

Travel

Thai Airways Resumes Normal Operations to Europe

Flights from Bangkok to Europe and from Europe to Bangkok will fly normally, but avoiding Pakistan’s airspace

Published

3 months ago

February 28, 2019

Boris Sullivan

In a press release update published earlier this afternoon, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) apologized to all its passengers for any inconvenience caused as a result of sudden closure of Pakistani airspace due to rising tension between Pakistan and India situation.

THAI is pleased to announce that normal flight operations to Europe is now resumed through airspace outside Pakistan’s.

To ensure the highest standard of operational safety, THAI received permission from the authority to operate its flights through the airspace of the Republic of China. THAI’s flights from Bangkok to Europe will be operated as follow:

light Lieutenant Pratana Patanasiri, THAI Vice President, Aviation Safety, Security and Standards Department

Day-time flights Thursday, 28 February 2019

– Flight TG974/ Bangkok-Moscow (flight will be delayed from the normal schedule)
– Flight TG916/ Bangkok-London
– Flight TG922/ Bangkok-Frankfurt
– Flight TG962/ Bangkok-Stockholm

Night-time flights on Friday, 1 March 2019 (check-in on the night of 28 February 2019)

– Flight TG910/ Bangkok-London
– Flight TG924/ Bangkok-Munich
– Flight TG930/ Bangkok-Paris
– Flight TG934/ Bangkok-Brussels
– Flight TG944/ Bangkok-Rome
– Flight TG936/ Bangkok-Vienna
– Flight TG960/ Bangkok-Stockholm
– Flight TG970/ Bangkok-Zurich
– Flight TG950/ Bangkok-Copenhagen
– Flight TG954/ Bangkok-Oslo

Furthermore, THAI operates flights TG507 and TG508 between Bangkok and Muscat but will not make a stopover in Karachi.

THAI cancels flights TG345 and TG346 between Bangkok and Lahore today (28 February, 2019).

To assist and facilitate THAI customers in accordance with international standard requirements, passengers who hold tickets on the routes affected by flight cancellation may change their itineraries. Fees and charges will be exempted, and conditions apply.

THAI is monitoring the situation closely in order to properly assess the situation. All passengers traveling on the afore-mentioned flights are advised to check the Company’s announcements and keep abreast of all related news. For information on flight schedules, passengers may check at thaiairways.com or THAI Contact Center at Tel. 0-356-1111, 24-hours a day.

0/5 (0 Reviews)