Sen Yai
March 25th, 2007, 20:45
The re-opening of Don Muang seems to have been successful, according to an article in the Bangkok Post:
Don Muang reopening 'smooth as silk'
Bangkok's former Don Muang International Airport, which was closed to commercial flights nearly six months ago following the opening of Suvarnabhumi Airport, officially reopened Sunday for domestic flights.
Senior Transport Ministry officials, including Permanent Secretary for Transport Chaisawat Kittipornpaibul were on hand to welcome passengers boarding four Thai Airways International (THAI) and Nok Air flights.
They also welcomed the first group of passengers travelling by Nok Air from the northeastern province of Udon Thani to land at Don Muang at around 8.30 am.
Services offered to passengers and security measures at Don Muang on the first day of resumed operations were quite smooth, according to Kalaya Pakakrong, acting president of Airports of Thailand.
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The reopening of Don Muang will help ease congestion at Suvarnabhumi Airport as its taxiways and main terminal undergo repairs. Located in Bangkok's neighboring province of Samut Prakan, the new airport intended as Southeast Asia's commercial aviation hub has been plagued by varied problems including cracked taxiways, a shortage of toilets, design flaws and a long list of corruption allegations.
Full story: Bangkok Post (http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=117659)
But, from another article also in today's Bangkok Post, it seems that the English spelling of Don Muang has been discussed by the authorities as well as on this forum. wowpow may be surprised to learn that rather than considering replacing the 'n' in Don with an 'm', they have instead introduced an 'e' to Mueang.
Old airport gets a new look
By Kamolwat Praprutitum
Airport administrators have left no stone unturned in their efforts to spruce up the facility. They have even put up an official sign declaring it "Don Mueang International Airport" - including the abrupt new "e".
As most domestic flights gradually headed back to the old Don Muang airport yesterday, they were greeted with familiar sights - except the signboard announcing "Don Mueang."
And the first question on the lips of almost everyone who passed through one of Asia's oldest airports was whether or not the "e" has been misplaced............
Full story: Bangkok Post (http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=117652)
And all this just when we were getting used to Suvarnabhumi being pronounced Soo-wa-na-poom!
Don Muang reopening 'smooth as silk'
Bangkok's former Don Muang International Airport, which was closed to commercial flights nearly six months ago following the opening of Suvarnabhumi Airport, officially reopened Sunday for domestic flights.
Senior Transport Ministry officials, including Permanent Secretary for Transport Chaisawat Kittipornpaibul were on hand to welcome passengers boarding four Thai Airways International (THAI) and Nok Air flights.
They also welcomed the first group of passengers travelling by Nok Air from the northeastern province of Udon Thani to land at Don Muang at around 8.30 am.
Services offered to passengers and security measures at Don Muang on the first day of resumed operations were quite smooth, according to Kalaya Pakakrong, acting president of Airports of Thailand.
.............
The reopening of Don Muang will help ease congestion at Suvarnabhumi Airport as its taxiways and main terminal undergo repairs. Located in Bangkok's neighboring province of Samut Prakan, the new airport intended as Southeast Asia's commercial aviation hub has been plagued by varied problems including cracked taxiways, a shortage of toilets, design flaws and a long list of corruption allegations.
Full story: Bangkok Post (http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=117659)
But, from another article also in today's Bangkok Post, it seems that the English spelling of Don Muang has been discussed by the authorities as well as on this forum. wowpow may be surprised to learn that rather than considering replacing the 'n' in Don with an 'm', they have instead introduced an 'e' to Mueang.
Old airport gets a new look
By Kamolwat Praprutitum
Airport administrators have left no stone unturned in their efforts to spruce up the facility. They have even put up an official sign declaring it "Don Mueang International Airport" - including the abrupt new "e".
As most domestic flights gradually headed back to the old Don Muang airport yesterday, they were greeted with familiar sights - except the signboard announcing "Don Mueang."
And the first question on the lips of almost everyone who passed through one of Asia's oldest airports was whether or not the "e" has been misplaced............
Full story: Bangkok Post (http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=117652)
And all this just when we were getting used to Suvarnabhumi being pronounced Soo-wa-na-poom!