Suvarnabhumi Airport facelift starts next month

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Suvarnabhumi Airport facelift starts next month

BANGKOK, Sept 29 – Suvarnabhumi Airport hopes to see great improvement in immigration checks, baggage claims and internet service soon to cope with the increasing passenger load next year, airport director Somchai Sawasdeepon said yesterday.

The international airport will have 180 less flights or 10 million less passengers each day after budget airline Thai AirAsia relocates to Don Mueang airport on Monday.

Mr Somchai said 250 more immigration officials will be on duty at Suvarnabhumi airport to accelerate visa inspections, and reduce the process from 50 minutes per passenger to 20 minutes.

Passengers will find it more convenient with the visa checking areas three times larger while baggage claims must be finished within 30 minutes after a flight lands, with the first baggage delivered to a carousel in 20 minutes, Mr Somchai said, adding that a 15-30 minute free wi-fi service will also be available.

Suvarnabhumi airport served 48.32 million passengers between Oct 2011 and August this year, a 9.65 per cent increase year-on-year. It is estimated that the total number will be 52.6 million passengers, or 301,477 flight, at the end of this fiscal year on Sunday Sept 30.  It predicted an 8-9 per cent growth next year with a major increase in passengers from China, Malaysia and India.

Airports of Thailand (AoT) has planned a second-phase development project of Suvarnabhumi with an investment of Bt65 billion to cope with 60 million passengers by 2017. (MCOT online news)

[Alan]

Not much of a fix really is it. Big revenue losses and increased overheads with passengers still expected to wait 20 mins. What has happened to this airport and its management team. If they can't do better than this then Thailand's tourist trade must surely suffer as they have no way of copping with business growth and should Don Meaung suffer any problems it will be utter chaos!

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Suvarnabhumi Airport facelift starts next month

BANGKOK, Sept 29 – Suvarnabhumi Airport hopes to see great improvement in immigration checks, baggage claims and internet service soon to cope with the increasing passenger load next year, airport director Somchai Sawasdeepon said yesterday.

The international airport will have 180 less flights or 10 million less passengers each day after budget airline Thai AirAsia relocates to Don Mueang airport on Monday.

What dimwit proof reads these press releases?   180 flights plus 10 million passengers per day transferring to Don Mueang, I don't think so!

On the other hand if this is quoted verbatim from the head honcho then god help us. Surely increasing immigration staff now at swampy is shutting the door after the horse has bolted!

With retards like this in positions of power Thailand is really up against it.



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