Suvarnabhumi Airport has introduced electric taxis as part of its commitment to becoming Thailand’s first green airport and advancing the country toward a low-carbon society. The Airports of Thailand (AOT) has installed 18 chargers in the airport’s Zone E long-term parking area to support this new fleet, including 16 chargers with a 40 kilowatt (kW) […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has revealed that Suvarnabhumi Airport’s operational capacity is expecting a significant increase with the anticipated completion of its third runway in July. AOT plans major expansions of Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports According to Suriya, the expansion is expected to elevate the airport’s flight handling capacity from […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Airports of Thailand (AOT) has announced plans to invest 4.4 billion baht in expanding Suvarnabhumi Airport and in the third phase of development at Don Mueang International Airport. AOT Deputy Director Kirati Kitmanawat shared that these enhancements aim to improve service and security standards at Suvarnabhumi Airport, anticipating passenger arrivals to match […]
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has wanted all arriving air passengers from abroad to take no more than 30 minutes going through the immigration procedure and picking up their luggage. Thai PM Srettha Inspects Suvarnabhumi Airport Without Prior Notice He also said that arriving passengers should not spend more than two hours at the airport between […]
BANGKOK, Feb 5 (TNA) – Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin on Monday revealed the upcoming plan to overhaul the immigration system after an unannounced inspection at Suvarnabhumi Airport and the immigration office on Monday morning. Chaos at Suvarnabhumi Airport due to passenger check-in system failure As the government plans to announce the airport […]
Long queues formed at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday morning after the biometric blacklist system used by the Immigration Bureau broke down. AOT to extend automated check-in at Suvarnabhumi airport from June 1st Pol Maj Gen Choengron Rimpadee said the probklem began at 4.30am, when the biometric blacklist system malfunctioned. This meant a process that normally […]
BANGKOK, Jan 17 (TNA) – The Criminal Court has acquitted 32 leaders and members of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) of insurrection charges in connection with the seizure of Don Mueang Airport during their anti-government protest in 2008. Court postpones ruling on PAD core members regarding airport seizures in 2008 However, the court decided […]
The arrival of delayed flights was the cause of the long queues and lengthy waits for incoming passengers at Suvarnabhumi airport early Monday morning, according to the Immigration Bureau. Suvarnabhumi Airport to Open Automatic Channel for Foreigners Pol Maj Gen Choengron Rimpadee, chief of Immigration Division 2, said the influx occurred between midnight and 2am […]
