As a large number of people are leaving Bangkok for home provinces for the New Year, domestic air passengers are advised to leave for Don Mueang airport two to three hours earlier than normal to make sure they will not miss the planes. Wing Commander Sutheewat Suwanwat, the director of Don Mueang airport, said the […]
The bridge to enter Don Mueang International Airport is to close until next September, with renovations for the bridge and its surrounding roads set to start this Monday. Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) president Nitinai Srismatthakarn said the Department of Highways (DOH) has initiated the renovation project after persistent bottlenecking on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road affected […]
A fire broke out in a three-storey shophouse in Bangkok’s Don Mueang district Wednesday morning. The occupants were evacuated and there were no injuries. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Erawan emergency centre was alerted about the fire on Soi Vibhavadi 37 at 7.25am. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
Thousands of tourists were left queuing for more than four hours at Don Mueang airport on Friday night. The reason was due to unstaffed immigration desks and several flights landing at the same time, officials said. Immigration said that airport officials did not provide them with an updated arrival schedule and consequently desks were left […]
Travellers have been told to allow for at least three hours if they’re going from downtown Bangkok to Don Mueang airport by road as roadworks in the area get under way. The Highways Department plans to rebuild a ramp connecting the airport with the adjacent Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. The work is part of a project […]
The vehicle U-turn bridge for the passenger terminal at Don Mueang airport will be closed for three days, from July 31 to Aug 2, to see if it improves traffic flow in the area, prior to a decision on the widening of Vibhavadi Rangsit road. The Department of Highways says motorists going to the airport […]
BANGKOK, 11th April 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is collaborating with the Tourist Police Division in a campaign to raise confidence in security provisions during the Songkran holiday. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Pongpanu Svetarundra and Commissioner of the Tourist Police Division, Pol Maj Gen Prasert Ngenyuang, […]
Airports of Thailand (AoT) Plc plans to introduce an internal rail system at Don Mueang, worth at least one billion baht, to boost the airport’s capacity to handle increasing passenger numbers. AoT president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn said the system, known as an Automatic People Mover (APM), should ease congestion at the airport which has also caused […]
