airport code: BKK vs NBK vs DBK

In the Bangkok Post, Sept. 11 I think, there was an article which included:

"Ms Raweewan said passengers should look for an airport code on their tickets. If it says NBK, it denotes a flight departure from Suvarnabhumi or BKK for Don Muang. All tickets with flights leaving from Sept 28 onward will be coded NBK, she added."

The official web site http://www.bangkokairportonline.com/node/15 says:

Airport Code
Suvarnabhumi Airport will inherit its IATA airport code BKK from Bangkok Don Muang International Airport.

FWIW, today I got an e-mail from the US Embassy saying, in part:

1. This Public Announcement is being issued to alert U.S. citizens of the potential impact the opening of Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi International Airport may have on travelers arriving in and departing Thailand. The Suvarnabhumi International Airport will replace Bangkok’s current airport, Don Muang, and is scheduled to begin operations in mid-September. Delays stemming from the phase-in of initial operations at Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) are inevitable and travelers should plan accordingly. Additionally, international travelers arriving during the phase-in period may be required to travel from Suvarnabhumi airport to Don Muang airport to catch their domestic flight. Limited domestic service on Thai Airways will shift from Don Muang Airport to Suvarnabhumi International Airport on September 15. Current plans call for full international service at Suvarnabhumi beginning September 29. These dates are subject to change. Suvarnabhumi will inherit Don Muang's "BKK" international airport code and Don Muang will be recoded as "DBK". Therefore, travelers are strongly encouraged to reconfirm destinations with airlines if your travel falls on or near these dates. Information on the new airport can be found at: http://www.bangkokairportonline.com/.

and

2. Suvarnabhumi International Airport is located 18 miles (30 kilometers) east of downtown Bangkok and is approximately a thirty minute drive to/from downtown Bangkok in light traffic; this time is roughly equivalent to that for the existing airport. However, the drive time could be longer due to Bangkok's ubiquitous unpredictable traffic. The new airport will have no taxi facilities in the main terminal. Arriving passengers who need a taxi will have to board an airport shuttle bus from the main terminal to a nearby taxi and bus terminal.

I guess we'll just have to wait and see if there are taxis without the shuttle bus-ride, or not!

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I guess we'll just have to wait and see if there are taxis without the shuttle bus-ride, or not!

and the saga continues....

http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/14Sep2006_news04.php

Airport taxis to be increased to 10,000
Can pick up, drop off, surcharge to be levied

AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK


The Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) has put up a large billboard advertising Suvarnabhumi airport at Don Muang airport ahead of the changeover on Sept 28. тАФ APICHIT JINAKUL

The number of taxis operating out of Suvarnabhumi airport will be increased from 2,500 to 10,000 and those dropping passengers off will be allowed to take passengers on return trips, said Deputy Transport Minister Chainant Charoensiri yesterday. He said the measures were meant to provide more service choices for passengers and boost transportation convenience for them.

Gen Chainant's decision was apparently made in response to concerns raised by many people that they would have a hard time finding taxis to take them from the city to the airport.

Earlier, authorities said taxis operating out of the airport would have to register with the airport authority and non-registered cabs would not be allowed to pick up passengers from the airport.

However, Gen Chainant said the Airports of Thailand (AoT) is likely to collect a 100 baht surcharge per trip from cabs taking passengers from the airport. He said he would hold a meeting today with representatives from the Land Transport, AoT and agencies responsible for public transportation to discuss transportation problems at the airport.

The AoT has planned to set up a business unit responsible to provide public transport services.

AoT president Chotisak Asapaviriya said so far the agency has not yet issued an announcement on cab surcharges. But the rate may be 100 baht per trip.

The surcharge would provide more convenience to passengers as they would not have to wait for cabs for so long, said Mr Chotisak.

Gen Chainant's statement came after caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said yesterday the government would urgently tackle transportation problems at the airport.

Taxis picking up passengers from the terminals would be registered and their number would be increased to meet demand.

Mr Suriya also said the authorities would ensure that Suvarnabhumi airport would be a mafia-free zone and those mafia figures or gangs who planned to move their base from Don Muang airport to the new airport would face a severe crackdown. He said he has instructed Gen Chainant not to allow the presence of any mafia people or gangs at the new airport.

Meanwhile, Land Transport Department chief Piyapan Champasut said he disagreed with the AoT's plan to set up a business unit to operate public transport services, saying public transport should not be business-oriented.

He also opposed any move to collect parking fees from state-run Bangkok Mass Transit Authority's passenger buses and buses operated by the Transport Co. The planned collection of parking fees would discourage passenger buses from picking up passengers at the airport.

Opas Phetmunee, acting director of BMTA, said his agency will operate three more bus routes to the new airport: a 41.5km route between the southern bus terminal and Suvarnabhumi airport, Wong Wian Yai to Suvarnabhumi covering 53km and Central Plaza Rama II to the new airport covering 48km.

The fares will be collected based on travelling distance with the maximum fare of 35 baht.

A public relations campaign for the new routes will be launched on Sept 25, said Mr Opas.

Mr Suriya also said the authorities would ensure that Suvarnabhumi airport would be a mafia-free zone and those mafia figures or gangs who planned to move their base from Don Muang airport to the new airport would face a severe crackdown. He said he has instructed Gen Chainant not to allow the presence of any mafia people or gangs at the new airport.

Ok, I'll bite: WHAT mafia from Don Muang? Is the existing taxi queue at Don Muang a mafia operation?

In the Bangkok Post, Sept. 11 I think, there was an article which included:

"Ms Raweewan said passengers should look for an airport code on their tickets. If it says NBK, it denotes a flight departure from Suvarnabhumi or BKK for Don Muang. All tickets with flights leaving from Sept 28 onward will be coded NBK, she added."

The official web site http://www.bangkokairportonline.com/node/15 says:

Airport Code
Suvarnabhumi Airport will inherit its IATA airport code BKK from Bangkok Don Muang International Airport....

Suvarnabhumi Airport will adopt the BKK airport code. As for Taxi's at the airport arrivals, I think Toxin is so invested in making sure everything goes smoothly before the election, any great queue for Taxi's will be minimised quickly and peeps will be able to get a taxi no problem from outside the arrival hall.

Ok, I'll bite: WHAT mafia from Don Muang? Is the existing taxi queue at Don Muang a mafia operation?

YES !