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Duck,
Then you should have typed Fen Suey.
BTW: Did you mean superstitious in the second paragraph?
I must be bored wasting a post to correct the Duck's spelling  ...
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Posted on: 12:58 pm on Sep. 25, 2006
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Yurune
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Taxi driver in Sukhomvit Soi 20 charged me 300 baht for journey to old airport yesterday morning and that included highway tolls. I asjed him how much it would be to go to new airport and he said 450 baht including tolls. I arrive at new airport early Thursday afternoon so will post that evening on how smoothly things went and cost of taxi back into town etc.
Wht let him charge you anything other than the meter fare?
He saw you coming with him cost estimate for the new airport. New airport is probably closer to Soi 20 than the old one.
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Posted on: 5:19 pm on Sep. 25, 2006
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Quote: from China Sailor on 2:16 am on Sep. 26, 2006
I must be bored wasting a post to correct the Duck's spelling...
Not only that, but you're stealing my responses before I can make them. 
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Posted on: 7:02 pm on Sep. 25, 2006
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PussyLover 69
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Report from Bangkok Post dated Tuesday 26 September 2006 :-
Taking the slow road to Suvarnabhumi Airport : Travellers must wait at least a year before fast rail service to Suvarnabhumi will be reality
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Kuala Lumpur International Airport has KLIA Express. Chep Lap Kok in Hong Kong has Airport Express. But Suvarnabhumi airport will have to wait at least another year before it has direct train service. The absence of the rail link between the new airport, officially opening on Thursday in Samut Prakan's Bang Phli district, to the city centre might concern air travellers who need reliable transport to carry them and their luggage to and from the terminal.
Most major airports around the world rely on rail links to serve passengers because they can move many people at the same time and reduce traffic congestion around the airport.
Kuala Lumpur's new airport, opened in 1998, uses KLIA Express to connect it with the city, taking 28 minutes to travel the 57km.
Chep Lap Kok, opened the same year 38km from Hong Kong, uses Airport Express to reach downtown in 24 minutes. Singapore has also extended its Mass Rapid Transit line to Changi Airport, Suvarnabhumi's main rival in the region.
Both KLIA and Chep Lap Kok also have check-in terminals downtown to serve passengers. Suvarnabhumi's check-in terminal is still under construction at Makkasan, the rail junction from where the Airport Link will start.
''All modern airports must use trains to carry passengers,'' said an official who did not want to be named. ''Why doesn't the country wait until the train project is completed before rushing ahead to open the new airport?''
Suvarnabhumi has an area in front of the terminal ready for the rail line, which will be above ground from Makkasan and finish at the underground airport station.
The Airport Link, to be run by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), will travel the 28km from Makkasan to Suvarnabhumi in 15 minutes using the quick Airport Express. The slower Airport City Link will travel from Phaya Thai to the airport in about 30 minutes.
The 12.2-billion-baht project, contracted to Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction, is now due for completion in October next year.
The project has faced several start-up problems. The SRT could not allow access to building sites on time and the project was further delayed when inspectors found cracks in some railway foundations earlier this year.
Despite no direct train service, Airports of Thailand president Chotisak Asapaviriya is confident other forms of ground transport will be sufficient to handle passengers.
The airport can be reached by road, he said, adding access roads will also be expanded. Suvarnabhumi will be served by five roads, the best being the eight-lane Bangkok-Chon Buri Motorway, with an airport exit that will go directly to the terminal, and the Bang Na-Chon Buri elevated tollway.
The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority will operate a number of routes serving the airport.
''The line will take more than 200 trips a day. It will leave every five minutes and operate with greater frequency during rush hours,'' said acting BMTA director Opas Phetmunee.
The Transport Co, which oversees inter-provincial bus lines, will have 12 buses from the Eastern Bus Terminal at Ekamai and the Northern Bus Terminal at Mor Chit stopping at the airport.
The airport will have four Airport Express bus routes and the SRT will have 10 train services a day from from Rangsit to Hua Takhay, from where passengers can connect to the airport by bus.
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Posted on: 11:46 pm on Sep. 25, 2006
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PussyLover 69
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Report from Bangkok Post dated Tuesday 26 September 2006 :-
Trip is a bit longer for public bus riders : Only taxi passengers can bypass transport centre and go directly to airport terminal
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Passengers using public buses to get to and from Suvarnabhumi airport might feel inconvenienced by the sheer size of the new facility. With an area of 20,000 rai _ six times the size of Don Muang _ Suvarnabhumi passengers should not expect the same treatment they received at the old international airport.
Outbound air travellers going to Suvarnabhumi by private car and taxi will be allowed to access the end of the terminal. But that will not be the case for those arriving by bus.
Buses will only be allowed to drive as close as the Public Transport Centre, which has space to accommodate 262 buses, 304 limousines, 397 rental cars and 396 taxis. From there, passengers must take a free Airport Shuttle Bus to the departure floor.
For arriving passengers, the original plan of the Airports of Thailand Plc called for them to go to the transport centre and hop on a bus or grab a taxi as they do at Don Muang.
Facing complaints from potential passengers since it ran airport tests at the beginning of this month, AoT changed its plans, installing a taxi stand on the arrivals floor of the terminal, with at least 20 taxis available at all times.
Suvarnabhumi airport chief Somchai Sawasdeepon has given assurances that there will be enough vehicles on standby to serve passengers' needs.
But those taking public buses or rental cars must go to the transport centre first because parking space is limited.
The Public Transport Centre will help ease traffic problems at the airport, an AoT official said.
Passengers looking for long-term parking must go to the long-term parking area which can accommodate 4,300 cars and 78 buses. After parking, drivers must take a shuttle bus to the terminal.
Inside Suvarnabhumi, public announcements will remind passengers about flight times. ''It's a standard procedure at all modern airports,'' an AoT official said.
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Posted on: 11:50 pm on Sep. 25, 2006
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Oz
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Dear Mr. Pussy Lover 96, thank you once again BUT an important fact the above articles leave out is that although KLIA Airport opened in mid 1988, the Express Train only opened nearly 4 years later! So we had close to 4 years of Taxi Driver ripoffs to contend with!
If Thailand gets their Express train up & running by October next year they are 3 years ahead of KLIA in my books!
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Posted on: 1:37 am on Sep. 26, 2006
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Almaty
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Thai Consulate in Dubai informed me today (whilst I was there to get my visa stamped) that as of 28th Sept 06 all flights from Dubai (Thai Air) will be landing at the new airport. I was told that all thai international operations will be from Suvarnabhumi.
From the posts I see that there are guys travelling in on the 28th 29th Sept. Gents, would you be kind enough to post your experience with Taxi etc, as soon as possible. This would be a great help for guys travelling latter.
Regards
Regards
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Posted on: 7:59 am on Sep. 26, 2006
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PussyLover 69
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Report from Bangkok Post dated Tuesday 26 September 2006 :-
Suvarnabhumi 'ready for operations'
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The Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy affirmed Suvarnabhumi Airport is 100 per cent ready for its official commercial opening on Thursday.
"Suvarnabhumi is ready and there is no need to make any last minute changes," said Air Chief Marshal Chalit Pukbhasuk, head of the Royal Thai Air Force, assigned by the CDRM to make one final inspection on the readiness of the New Bangkok International Airport.
Last minute or opening day complaints or problems should be put directly to ACM Chalit's committee.
“To ensure that everything at Suvarnabhumi Airport works on the opening day, the committee is authorised to consider all requests and suggestions submitted by airlines and other related persons, and therefore issue any orders on respective matters," said a CDRM statement.
“Suvarnabhumi began offering passenger service on September 15 [as part of the airport’s soft opening]. We encountered some minor problems, which have since been solved,” said Somchai Sawasdeepon, the airport’s general manager, who briefed Marshal Chalit during the inspection.
“Right now, there are about 100 daily flights operating at Suvarnabhumi, which is quite impressive for an airport that has yet fully opened,” he added.
After touring the grounds, Chalit concluded Suvarnabhumi is ready and there is no need to make any last minute changes.
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Posted on: 10:02 am on Sep. 26, 2006
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aeroman
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ghostly lighting at the new airport!
is the attached link a trick in lighting or are the faces actually projected on the overhead walkway on purpose?
ghosts?
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Posted on: 11:19 am on Sep. 26, 2006
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PussyLover 69
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Report from Bangkok Post dated Wednesday 27 September 2006 :-
Suvarnabhumi learns from others' mistakes : AoT staff studies mistakes of recently opened international airports
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Suvarnabhumi airport's opening tomorrow should be a smooth affair if learning from the mistakes of other recently opened international airports is enough. Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) staff have studied the problems which arose shortly after the openings of other major international airports and have back-up plans to handle any anticipated trouble.
Suvarnabhumi is less likely to experience glitches, airport general manager Somchai Sawasdeepon said yesterday.
One key to preparations is arranging adequate manual back-ups in case computerised or automatic systems at the airport fail. Mr Somchai said experience had been drawn from new airports in Malaysia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Canada and Germany.
At Kuala Lumpur International Airport, faults with ticketing as well as flight and luggage information management were blamed for flight delays when it officially opened in June 1998.
Mistakes in the check-in system led to incorrectly issued boarding passes and baggage sent to wrong planes, said Mr Somchai, who is also the AoT senior executive vice-president. Flights were delayed and operations were taken over by manual operators, he said.
Suvarnabhumi staff have also studied Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok airport opening in July 1998. The opening, pushed back three times, suffered a malfunction of a critical conveyor belt.
Manual operations also faced difficulties there because radio communication was poor and did not cover all areas of the airport, he said.
Mr Somchai said his staff have looked at the back-up plans used by South Korea's Inchon airport which resulted in a smooth opening in March 2001.
Denver airport got high marks for its effective communications centre and Munich airport for sound management.
Baggage conveyor belts are a main concern at Suvarnabhumi. But Mr Somchai said adequate manual labour will replace computers if needed.
Manual operations will be assisted by a comprehensive airport radio network. About 800 airport staff and air force personnel will be on standby for a manual takeover if warranted.
Check-in counters are ready for stand-alone operations and can issue boarding passes manually.
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Posted on: 8:54 am on Sep. 27, 2006
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