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Originally Posted by boygeenyus
You really think airlines will refuse to use the new airport, when the alternative is not being able to operate flights into Thailand?
No of course not, AOT will just close Don Muang, so there is not really a choice, the airlines will operate from Suvarnabhumi, according to this this article in the Nation.
From that article.
All local and international airlines have announced they are ready to relocate to the new Suvarnabhumi Airport on the official opening date of September 28, while three budget carriers - keen to avoid road congestion caused by the transfer of equipment - have opted to move their fleets up to three days ahead of schedule.
In a meeting held by airline operators yesterday to discuss their readiness to make the move, Air France said it would be ready to divert its aircraft to Suvarnabhumi on September 28.
Contrary to a recent report, no airline has to date said it plans to shift flights to other countries in the region.
All major airlines, including Thai Airways International (THAI), Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qantas and other international carriers, told the panel they had no problem with the opening date of the new airport.
The government has said all flights must move to the new airport on September 28, when the existing Don Muang Airport will close to commercial traffic.
So from october 28 around 3 AM, (from an earlier newsreport) the old airport will be closed.
Expect some chaos, maybe even total chaos, but at least you know what airport you are going to be using after the 28th :)
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Great expectations
And now all the airlines can start preparing their "We told you so" statements. Toxin is going to look so good (not) in the lead up to his election campaign, as stories fill the newspapers daily about the chaos at the airport, and the Letters to the Editor fill up with horror stories from disgruntled travellers. Warning: Major Schadenfreude Event Ahead
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I think it pretty pathetic that people who supposedly love Thailand actually seem to be HOPING for chaos when the new airport opens.
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All sounds like ...
... a case of Y2K all over again! At least I hope it is as insignificant as that. I'd hate for an airline accident similar to that which recently occurred in the US, where a plane took off from the wrong runway!
It's probably been said here already, but far too many pages to read! Is the time it takes to get to the new airport (say from Silom) the same as to Don Muang?
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Originally Posted by boygeenyus
I think it pretty pathetic that people who supposedly love Thailand actually seem to be HOPING for chaos when the new airport opens.
I do not think it is a case of people wishing to see chaos ensue but more a case of people being concerned that the uncertainty and lack of readiness will make it more likely of an incident occurring.
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Boxer has superb airport coverage with photos
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Schadenfreude
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Originally Posted by boygeenyus
I think it pretty pathetic that people who supposedly love Thailand actually seem to be HOPING for chaos when the new airport opens
Not all of us are converts to Siamism, boygeenyus. Given the Thai propensity to cock things up (because of course they know better than everyone else), plus the experience of the two most recent airport openings in the region - Hongkers and KLIA - any assumption that things will go well is optimism of the most naive kind. Besides, my particular enjoyment will not be at the inevitable foul-ups as much as Toxin's discomfort in the lead-up to the election
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Yes, I think it is disgusting that Thaksin is clearly pushing this through before its time for due to his political desperation.
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For those with ...
a) Nothing to do on a Saturday night
b) an interest in airports
c) an interest in the new Thai international airport
d) and have only a few tv channels to access ...
CNN is reporting on the new airport in it's Saturday travel show (forget the name) with that awful English bloke in the specs and fake voice - Dick (Richard) Quest. May just get an idea of how things are going to work, or how the authorities say they are going to work!
ps. Anyone else having problems 'googling' today?
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Re: For those with ...
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Originally Posted by Fatman41
CNN is reporting on the new airport in it's Saturday travel show (forget the name) with that awful English bloke in the specs and fake voice - Dick (Richard) Quest.
I suspect Dickie knows not to use an apostrophe incorrectly, however