BANGKOK, 11 April 2012 (NNT) – Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) has postponed all Bangkok-Phuket and Bangkok-Krabi flights after 16.30 hrs due to a possible tsunami in the two southern provinces. Following a massive quake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra at 15.45 hrs today, the Airports of Thailand (AOT) has ordered temporary closure of […]
BANGKOK, 3 April 2012 (NNT) – Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) has tightened security at 6 airports nationwide following a series of bomb blasts in Songkhla and Yala provinces. AOT President Flying Officer Anirut Thanomkulbutra said that in light of the three bombings in Songkhla’s Hat Yai district and Yala province, security has been increased […]
BANGKOK, 30 March 2012 (NNT) – Airports of Thailand (AoT) chairman ACM Sumet Phomanee says the AoT will make Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport (SVB) a major aviation center of Southeast Asia while Don Mueang will become an airport for low cost airlines. According to ACM Sumet, Suvarnabhumi will be operated in full service ready to accommodate […]
BANGKOK, 29 March 2012 (NNT) – Thai Police Chief Police General Preawpan Damapong chaired the opening ceremony of a campaign called ‘The White Suvarnabhumi’, with an objective to reduce the smuggling of illegal drugs and theft in and around the airport. Seminars have also been provided to train airport staff and those involved in the […]
BANGKOK, March 29 – Thailand’s Ministry of Transport urged the Airports of Thailand (AoT) to maximise capacity of Don Mueang Airport as Suvarnabhumi Airport now handles an excessive number of passengers, Deputy Transport Minister Chatchart Sittipan said on Thursday. Don Mueang Airport can accommodate more flights and negotiations between the AoT and airlines are underway […]
BANGKOK, Feb 29 – Thailand’s Central Administrative Court on Wednesday dismissed the request of residents living near the country’s main airport seeking an injunction to temporarily ban nighttime flying to reduce noise pollution. The court’s decision came as the first plaintiff, Sanun Worasooksri, and 359 others filed a lawsuit against Airports of Thailand (AoT) for […]
BANGKOK, 28 February 2012 (NNT) – The Airport of Thailand Public Company Limited (AoT) has confirmed that Bangkok Don Mueang Airport will resume its operation on March 6. The Senate subcommittees on air transport and environment has called for the AoT to clarify Don Mueang Airport’s readiness to resume its services on the scheduled date […]
BANGKOK, 26 February 2012 (NNT) – The Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AoT) is set to adjust the airport tax up to THB800 for international flights and THB150 for domestic flights. AoT Chairman ACM Sumet Phomanee disclosed that the board meeting, held on February 23, approved the new rates of passenger service charge (PSC), […]
