The International Air Travel Association (IATA) has called on the government to continue expanding Suvarnabhumi Airport rather than renovating flooded Don Mueang Airport, which would be very costly, noting that having dual airports does |not attract either airlines or tourists. Guenther Matschnigg, senior vice president for safety, operations and infrastructure at the IATA, told The […]
Thailand Floods situation update Issued at Bangkok at 16.00 (GMT+7) on 30 November 2011 Flood waters have receded in most areas of Thailand’s Central Region and cleanup operations have taken place. Methods of transportation used by tourists are all operating as per normal. Central Bangkok remains dry. Popular tourist attractions and areas where tourists normally […]
BANGKOK, Nov 20 – It will take about 2-3 months after flood recedes to restore Don Mueang Airport, mainly used for domestic flights, with an estimated cost of about one billion baht, said Somchai Sawasdeepon, Senior Executive Vice President of Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT). The work to restore the airport can start […]
BANGKOK, Nov 18 – Thai Airways International (THAI) launched new Bangkok-Brussels routes today, with the national flag carrier taking the opportunity to build confidence among foreign travellers during the nation’s continuing flood crisis. THAI President Piyasvasti Amranand spoke after flying back from Brussels Friday morning, bringing with him representatives of Belgium’s tourism sector, including tour […]
International news reports state that the Bangkok airport is closed which is causing confusion. The major international airport remains open. According the the Airport Organization of Thailand the Suvarnabhumi airport is safe and operating as normal and assumed 100% safe from flood. Don Muang Airport, which typically handles a number of domestic flights, is closed […]
Images of a Thai Airways International Airbus stranded in deep floodwater at Don Mueang airport have caused misconceptions among many people outside Thailand that Bangkok is closed to air traffic. That has frustrated both airlines and the management of Suvarnabhumi Airport, the country’s gateway, where it is business as usual and flood prevention defences are […]
President of Thai Airways International Piyasvasti Amranand said that although some areas on the outskirts of Bangkok are currently affected by floods, a majority of Thailand remains normal. Therefore, THAI’s domestic flights are operating normally, including Phuket, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Samui and Krabi. The national airline revealed that it is now using bigger aircrafts […]
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport places high confidence in its flood-prevention scheme, with the 3.5-metre-high and 37-metre wide earthern dyke and sheet piles to slow the currents as well as other preventive measures. Airports of Thailand Senior Executive Vice President Somchai Sawasdeepon said that the airport also has a team of officers to monitor water levels at […]
