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Report from Bangkok Post dated Sunday 1 October 2006 :-
Suvarnabhumi to get certificate in Nov - Landing, operational rights not yet granted
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The Suvarnabhumi airport would get the Aerodome Certificate within next month, which will permanently grant the airport landing and operational rights, said air force chief ACM Chalit Phukphasuk yesterday.
The airport, which officially opened to commercial flights last Thursday, is being temporarily allowed to carry on with its operations by the Aviation Department, but it needs the Aerodome Certificate, as required by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), to continue its services non-stop.
ACM Chalit, a deputy leader of the Council for Democratic Reform (CDR), said the airport would ''officially announce its opening again'' after it receives the certificate. The Aviation Department, which is also acting as a consultant to the ICAO, will inspect the airport this week to make sure that its safety management and facilities are in line with the ICAO's requirements.
The Aerodome Certificate is expected to be granted to the airport by November 2006.
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Posted on: 1:45 am on Oct. 1, 2006
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Report from Bangkok Post dated Sunday 1 October 2006 :-
Glitches continue at new airport
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Minor problems continued to plague the new Suvarnabhumi Airport Sunday, four days after the airport's commercial opening, with soldiers called in to help carry passenger baggage as machines proved too slow. And then, a large number of sightseers turned up, causing congestion and inconvenience at the single-terminal airport.
An operations centre, informally dubbed 'the war room,' has been set up on the seventh floor of the passenger building and 25 soldiers were drafted to help move baggage, while Thai Airports Ground Service Co. Ltd. (TAGS) has dispatched another 150 baggage-transport carts to help speed up the work, said Airports of Thailand president Chotisak Asapaviriya.
He said work flexibility has been achieved at only 70% and the remaining problem of 30% is resulted from staff members who have become very tired.
Although the airport has been opened for four days as of Sunday, as many as 100,000 people are turning up daily for pleasure visits, while the number of passengers is estimated at 80,000 - 90,000 persons, Mr. Chotisak said, adding that the number of cleaners and rubbish collectors must be increased.
Many toilets in the domestic passenger terminal have become clogged, he said, while the roof of the car park is not expected to be complete for about one month, he said.
Many black-plated taxis were seen waiting for customers on the first and second floors of the passenger building yesterday, Mr. Chotisak said. Police have been asked to order taxi drivers not to park their vehicles in the area, he said.
Mr. Chotisak said officials will be assigned to monitor expected heavy rainfall Sunday night, but indicated there should not be a problem as the new airport can absorb as much as three million cubic metres of water.
Meanwhile, a senior Thai Airways International executive said Sunday that work at the airport have become smoother, although more casual visitors are congesting the airport, especially during the weekend.
These admirers are causing inconvenience for passengers checking in. The executive asked people to refrain from visiting the airport for the time being in order to make for smoother service.
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Posted on: 6:59 am on Oct. 1, 2006
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Report from Bangkok Post dated Tuesday 3 October 2006 :-
Airport lounges behind schedule - Windfall for THAI and Master Mind
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The rush to open Suvarnabhumi Airport on Sept 28 has taken its toll on premium passengers who have very limited access to a handful of lounges that were opened just in time but are not fully functional.
Only the lounges belonging to Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways, Cathay Pacific and China Airlines came on stream in the departure area.
Two other lounges, for first- and business-class passengers, operated by privately owned Master Mind by Louis Tavern are also open, albeit not fully.
Although the basic amenities, including furniture, and food and beverages, are in place at the opened lounges, facilities such as wireless Internet, telephone and fax are not available. The hardware is installed but not yet operating.
The colourful interior of one of Bangkok Airways' two Boutique Lounges for its economy passengers. The airline will need one more month to complete two Blue Ribbon Club lounges for its business-class passengers. Premium travellers have been notified in advance of the problems at the new airport.
Airline managers said that the outcome so far was not exactly what they had in mind.
For instance, THAI has opened only two of the planned eight lounges built for different purposes in five locations occupying a total of 13,000 square metres in the departure hall.
Bangkok Airways was able to open two locations, dubbed Boutique Lounges, for its economy passengers, and will need one more month to complete two business-class Blue Ribbon Clubs.
Only two foreign carriers, Cathay Pacific and China Airlines, have completed their lounges, which are relatively small.
Other airlines expect to complete their lounges in one or two months.
A THAI executive said the main premium lounge that was opened had not yet met the standards of luxury, comfort and aesthetics the company sought, and needed some finishing touches.
The national carrier is spending 300 million baht on the lounges to strengthen its brand image among premium travellers.
Bangkok Airways vice-president M.L. Nandhika Varavarn said there was not enough time to complete the Blue Ribbon Club lounges, adding that the delay was also caused by a change in the designs.
They should be opened by the end of this month, she added.
Soonthorn Suree, manager of Emirates for Southeast Asia, cited a host of reasons, ranging from Airports of Thailand's delay in site transfers, to technical construction problems and internal approval for designs, for holding up its 30-million-baht lounge.
He expected it to be ready by the middle of this month.
Japan Airlines' 70-million-baht lounge, at 600 square metres, twice the size of its old facility at Don Muang airport, is not expected to be ready until the end of this month.
"For this type of exercise, we need at least three months to complete," said Seiichi Iwasaki, JAL's manager for Southeast Asia.
Cathay Pacific's 330-square-metre lounge was ready, except for telephone, fax and Internet, which were expected to be serviceable in a few days, said Thailand manager Yongyuth Lujintanont.
The delays in airline-operated lounges have created a windfall for THAI and Master Mind by Louis Tavern, as the carriers have inevitably turned to them to cater for their premium passengers.
THAI is serving the bulk of premium passengers of an estimated 50 airlines operating through Suvarnabhumi, including those of the Star Alliance, its league of partner airlines.
Master Mind by Louis Tavern provides lounge services for JAL and Gulf Air, while Cathay Pacific is serving Oneworld airline members including British Airways and Qantas.
Airline managers said many of their premium passengers had been notified in advance that the lounges were not quite ready and understood the problems, without making a big fuss over the inconvenience.
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Posted on: 8:42 am on Oct. 3, 2006
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Report from Bangkok Post dated Wednesday 4 October 2006 :-
AoT comes under heavy criticism : King Power blamed for airport problems
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Airports of Thailand Plc was heavily criticised yesterday by the chairman of the committee supervising the launch of Suvarnabhumi Airport for its business deals which are causing inconvenience to passengers.
Air Force chief ACM Chalit Phukphasuk chaired the meeting to review the services at the new airport after its sixth day in operation and squarely put the blame on AoT's duty-free shop concessionaire King Power Co for putting new arrivals off.
The duty-free shop being run by King Power is said to be partially blocking the view of passengers' passages and signboards for directions, especially in front of immigration desks, for international passengers after their arrival.
''I am not here to intervene in any contractual talks between the private company and AoT, but I will see to it that the mistakes are corrected as it is our duty to make sure passengers are not inconvenienced in any way,'' he told the meeting.
''Regarding the report that passenger service space was smaller than commercial space, it's the duty of AoT to negotiate with King Power,'' ACM Chalit said.
His stance echoes an order by then permanent secretary Wanchai Sarathulthat last Thursday that the AoT should tell King Power to end its encroachment or it would face legal action.
Mr Wanchai is chairman of Thai Airways International.
According to sources, AoT was unhappy with Wanchai for making such a call and planned to take revenge yesterday by demanding at the meeting that THAI return space on the ground floor of the Air Crew Center building in the airport to AoT.
The space facilitates immigration and customs service exclusively for THAI crew. Without it, the crew would have to wait at checkpoints in the passenger terminal along with other passengers.
But secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Board Ampon Kittiampon was quick enough to prevent a confrontation by thanking AoT for dedicating the special space for THAI crew.
That discouraged AoT chairman Srisook Chandrangsu from demanding the return of the Air Crew Center space. Mr Srisook finally agreed to have commercial space in the passenger terminal adjusted properly.
Regarding the overall service of Suvarnabhumi, ACM Chalit said the check-in counters, conveyor belt efficiency and flight punctuality were being improved and everything should run smoothly by Oct 15.
He ordered airport officials not to change passengers' boarding gates to prevent confusion as earlier experienced, and told police to step up security measures to prevent mafia-type operations and thieves from entering the new airport.
But cargo handling was still experiencing delays as Bangkok Flight Services Co has still not made its information system compatible with that of the Customs Department.
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Posted on: 6:01 am on Oct. 4, 2006
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ColoradoGuy
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So the transition from one airpot to another happens overnight, the new airport opens and has only minor problems. Now, the chicken-little-the-sky-is-falling types are embarrased by all their doomsday predictions so they are relegated to crowing about about minor problems like a toilet being clogged in the domestic terminal.
Is it time for me to say I TOLD YOU SO, I TOLD YOU SO!! 
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Posted on: 9:38 am on Oct. 4, 2006
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Loung Steeb
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LOOK--- is the f***ing airport open or not???
I do not have time to read all that shit.
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Posted on: 10:31 am on Oct. 4, 2006
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I think I would be most concerned about whether the baggage system was working, especially after I got off an overseas flight -- wouldn't want to late for the soapie! Seems like that appears to be working about as well as could be hoped for.
But I think the toilets issue is just plain stupid, or should I say, T.I.T. The architect who underplanned that nonsense oughta be required to clean the ones that are getting clogged from over use. Bet he wouldn't make that mistake again. Seems he failed Mgmt 101, The 6 P's: Prudent Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.
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Posted on: 11:13 am on Oct. 4, 2006
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Quote: from Ballsburstin on 12:31 am on Oct. 5, 2006
But I think the toilets issue is just plain stupid, or should I say, T.I.T. The architect who underplanned that nonsense oughta be required to clean the ones that are getting clogged from over use. Bet he wouldn't make that mistake again. Seems he failed Mgmt 101, The 6 P's: Prudent Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.
Maybe time to stop selective reading - the toilet issue has been addressed several times, that airports (in general) provide less facilities in the departure area, than in the gate area.
LAX airport has very few toilets in departure (or, in the arrival hall), but plenty once you went through to the gates.
Quote: from Loung Steeb on 11:49 pm on Oct. 4, 2006
LOOK--- is the f***ing airport open or not???
I do not have time to read all that shit.
Nope, closed. No one can land or depart from Bangkok. No ETA given. Bummer.
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Posted on: 1:32 pm on Oct. 4, 2006
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Quote: from Loung Steeb on 10:49 am on Oct. 4, 2006
LOOK--- is the f***ing airport open or not???
I do not have time to read all that shit.
Open, and functioning reasonably well.
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Posted on: 1:37 pm on Oct. 4, 2006
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latenight
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Landed in the new airport this morning... was far from impressed by the place but had only hand carry and it didn't take me more than 10mns from the plane to the taxi stand. Even the ride downtown at 8am was rather smooth. Promising.
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Posted on: 2:45 pm on Oct. 4, 2006
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