Suvarnabhumi four part video

[Indiana_Jack 0]

There is a four part video on you tube of the Orient Thai test flight that went from Don Maung to Suvarnabhumi. some good views of the new airport.

 

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_quer...p;search=Search

 

Jack

[glynbuk 29]

thanks for that, watching them now

[Gus 97]

It is amazing when one is on an aircraft where passengers applaud once the aircraft touches down, there is still a lot can go wrong.

There is a video on the same forum as the Orient thai flight where a bizjet over runs the runway and finishes up in the harbour.

The pax went to the terminal in a boat

[Gus 97]

The new airport gathers pace fast.

I just had a quick look on bangkokairportonline and noticed,

 

Eva are moving lock stock and barrel on 28th september

 

Taxis dropping off pax will be allowed to pick up as well

 

Thai airways are opening a lounge for economy pax

 

Some toll road fees are being waived during the opening period

[Tengotodo 52]

(copied from another board)

 

As you probably know, there are going to be no taxis from the arrivals terminal at the new airport in Bangkok.

 

You will have to get a shuttle bus 3km or so to the taxi departure area in order to get one.

 

I would like to know 3 things:

 

1) Does this mean that you'll still be able to go to the departures drop-off area and grab one that's just dropped someone off?

If this is the case, and people cotton-on to it, it's going to be a mad-house up there.

 

2) Does this mean it will be easier for newby tourists to be scammed at the new airport? Apparently there are still limos and "private" cars available from the arrivals area, but not regular taxis. If this is the case, it will be so easy for these sharks to say to new arrivals, "No taxis from this airport, this is only taxi, you have to book here... look outside... no have taxi from here!"

 

3) Will the 50B airport surcharge still be in place? Will it be higher? Will it be scrapped? And will they use meters from the new airport or will it just be flat-rate?

[Indiana_Jack 0]

Tengotodo,

 

Did you see Pete's post on the new airport? It answers most of your questions.

 

http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=26105

 

Jack

[Tengotodo 52]

Thanks, Jack. I really should RTFM!

[Tengotodo 52]

arriving at the new BKK? I thought this would be helpful to bring back to the top ( for a while).