New Airport

[Legion 0]

I understand the new airport is done, but there may be some issues like not accepting all airlines, or am I wrong about that?

[picoman 1]

It does not apply to international flights, most domestic flights will be landing at Don Muang last I heard.

 

Find the latest from the airport's website here.

Edited March 13, 2007 by picoman

[elef 0]

Today all flights are using the new aiport. It's planned that Don Muang will reopen 25th this month for some domestic airlines, Nok Air is one but several more, but no international flights.

[keeniu 0]

List of new airport issues:

 

Many emergency exits blocked by stores - aim to fix this , but handy to know the duty free shop may be your exit. (nice people decided to cover the signs too).

 

Sides or runway, and taxiway not sealed against water(Better check all main building concrete was sealed - otherwise new airport will grow that black ugly concrete splotches like certain slums. New airport warranty period is only 1 year - about the same time rot concrete cancer starts. The runway cracking is going to be alleivaited by digging some draining ditches filled with aggregate.

 

Baggage claim section. The hallway seems 900 metres long - which carosel? Dont look for 5*4 meter signs like in Singapore or KL, but a few very big LCD television screens, spaced widely.

 

The good. Immigration was up to par on my encounter, unlike the 2 hour queues at certain land border crossing points.

 

Finally, You need to go downstairs to catch a regular taxi, and pay a 50bt premium. Please write your comments on the back of it before ride ends - like if you say no tollway, and the taxi driver uses both of them anyway.

[elef 0]

I've arrived twice to the new airport and the time from landing until I was sitting in my limo was both times under 30 minutes.

[Cennn3 0]

No problems getting thru the new airport. Just that it looks like they forgot to finish it. I prefered the old airport.

[Qwert06 0]

Am i rite in saying that one of the reasons Taskin was booted out of power was the way the new airport was funded and jobs distributed>