CHIANG MAI, 23 March 2012 (NNT) – Thai AirAsia is launching new daily direct flights from Chiang Mai to Macau, with the inaugural flight set to commence on May 22. Chief Executive Tassapon Bijleveld, Chiang Mai governor ML Panadda Diskul and Consul General Zhu Weimin presided over a ceremony in Chiang Mai to launch the […]
BANGKOK, March 17 – Three suspects were arrested by Thai authorities with 2.5 million methamphetamine pills and 50 kg of crystal meth or ‘ice’ were seized on the departure level of Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan. Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung, in his capacity as the Director of the National Command Center for Drugs (NCCD), […]
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has ordered that all low-cost airlines move to Don Mueang Airport to improve air and runway traffic at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, but the plan is unlikely to ease the current turmoil frustrating countless travellers. The shift of low-cost carriers to Don Mueang was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism and Sports […]
The overloaded Immigration Bureau is seeking police outside its organisation to help with passport checks at Suvarnabhumi airport. It is also asking passengers to arrive well ahead of their boarding times to ensure they will not miss their flights. Pol Maj Gen Natthorn Phrosunthorn, chief of Immigration Division 2 plans to deploy 70 female riot […]
BANGKOK, 6 March 2012 (NNT) – Bangkok Don Mueang Airport finally opened its doors to passengers early this morning after having ceased all operations four months ago due to the flood. Don Mueang Airport Director Flying Officer Aniruth Thanomkulbutr stated that the runway and taxiway are 100% ready for the airport’s first day back in […]
BANGKOK, 4 March 2012 (NNT) – The smoke haze covering many parts of the North of Thailand including Ampur Mae Sot of Tak province has forced low-cost airline Nok Air to adjust its local flight schedule as a result of poor visibility. Tak governor Suriya Prasartbandit has disclosed that the smoke from bushfires and wildfires […]
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 […]
Six province in the Upper North were covered by unsafe levels of haze, the Pollution Control Department reported yesterday. Air in the provinces contained fine particles beyond the acceptable level of 120 micrograms per cubic metre (mg/m3). The latest reading of particulate matter of up to 10 micrometres (PM10) in the province of Phayao was […]
