New Bangkok Airport Opening Date

[York 0]

Any update on the opening date for new Bangkok airport. Last I heard was Sept. 28th with lots of doubt.

[cybers1b 8]

If its up to Thaksin - it will

 

If it's up to somebody with a brain and knowledge of the business - it will not.

 

some articles from the last days:

 

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/07/30...es_30009924.php

 

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/07/30...al_30009921.php

 

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/07/30...es_30009925.php

 

http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/30Jul2006_news01.php

 

cheers

cyber

[Eneukman 1]

A number of internal flights are due to land at and leave from the new airport today. Unfortunately, when Thaksin arrived this morning, everything went smoothly so there is now no problem.

 

Alan

[elef 0]

It's probable that the new airport will be BKK from september 29th.

[glynbuk 29]

hopefully it will be open for when i arrive at xmas,

 

just found out today that all my flight times for my etihad flight from the uk to bkk via abu dhabi have changed

 

 

 

Booked items

The schedules of one or more flights have changed.

# Your flight from London to Abu Dhabi is now leaving 1 hour(s) and 5 minute(s) earlier than before.

 

# Your flight from London to Abu Dhabi is now arriving 1 hour(s) and 0 minute(s) earlier than before.

 

# Your flight from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok is now leaving 0 hour(s) and 55 minute(s) earlier than before.

 

# Your flight from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok is now arriving 0 hour(s) and 50 minute(s) earlier than before.

 

# Your flight from Bangkok to Abu Dhabi is now leaving 0 hour(s) and 35 minute(s) earlier than before.

 

# Your flight from Bangkok to Abu Dhabi is now arriving 0 hour(s) and 5 minute(s) later than before.

 

# Your flight from Abu Dhabi to London is now leaving 0 hour(s) and 15 minute(s) later than before.

 

# Your flight from Abu Dhabi to London is now arriving 0 hour(s) and 20 minute(s) later than before.

 

normally when my flight times change expedia email me but this time they didnt, i checked my online itinerary and it said there are some change and to ring this number, hope its not going to go unnoticed by many people flying etihad

[Skallagrim 0]

Well, if it opens I will probably be landing there September 30.

 

Have a feeling it's going to be an interesting experience...

[dode 2]

Any idea how long the journey from the new BKK will be to Nana Plaza ?

[piero 1]

From the new airport to Nana plaza, the tower of Babel..., it will take the same time as now about 30-45 minutes.

[Owl_ 0]

My take on the opening of the new Bangkok airport is that they will go ahead and open it on the 28th because of political reason. And that they will have tons of problems and be making excuses for the problems. I just hope they have at least some of the problems ironed out if I decide to come to Thailand in Oct or Nov.

 

If the new Hong Kong airport could go not problem free after a year of testing when they opened. I cannot see how the Thai's believe that they can open their airport thinking that they will have less problems then Hong Kong with the little amount of testing they have done.