A protest by a small group of pilots has forced Nok Air to cancel nine flights on Sunday causing hundreds of passengers to be stranded at Don Mueang international airport. Nok Air CEO Pathee Sarasin said that he had not talked with about 4-5 protesting pilots yet about the reason of their protest but he […]
A City Airways flight to Hong Kong with more than 100 passengers was grounded at Don Mueang airport on Saturday after the airline became the third to face suspension this year. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand said fresh doubts were cast over City Airways’ safety standards and the airline missed a key deadline on […]
A Nok Air plane from Don Mueang airport nearly hit an under construction hospital building while it made a landing amid heavy smog at Mae Sot airport yesterday. The plane on its Flight DD 8126 took off from Don Mueang at 4.10 pm for Mae Sot with scheduled landing at 5.20 pm. Read more: thaipbs.or.th […]
The second phase of Don Mueang airport’s expansion will be launched late this month to accommodate an expected surge in passenger numbers next year. Prasong Poontaneat, board chairman of Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT), said Sunday the renovated Terminal 2 building will be able to serve the boost in travellers, expected to increase from 90,000 […]
The Civil Court on Thursday ordered the family of a young driver who killed nine and injured four van passengers in a crash on Bangkok’s Don Muang tollway five years ago to pay about 27 million baht in total compensation to the victims. The order was made against Orachorn “Praewa” Thephasadin na Ayudhya and her […]
Security measures at the Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports have been stepped up since Saturday in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night which left at least 127 dead and over 200 others injured. Mr Nitinai Sirisamatthakarn, managing director of Airports of Thailand Plc, said that foot patrol by security guards […]
A Lion Air flight was abruptly cancelled yesterday afternoon after one of the passengers jokingly suggested that his carry-on bag might have contained explosives in his bid to attract a flight attendant, an ongoing police investigation revealed. Pol Colonel Surachet Bandhit, superintendent of Don Muang Police Station, said yesterday the joke was made when a […]
The second passenger’s terminal at Don Mueang airport which is now under construction is expected to be completed and open to services in November, said Mr Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, president of Airports of Thailand Publc Company, on Wednesday. Speaking at the LCC Airports Congress Asia, Bangkok 2015, he said that with the opening of the second […]
