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JackTheStripper
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But more importantly, what does the Duckster have to say about this ?
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Posted on: 4:38 am on Feb. 6, 2007
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ThaidUp
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Hey Jack your avatar needs to get together with Broken Leg's avatar for one big date.
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Posted on: 5:34 am on Feb. 6, 2007
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DaffyDuck
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Dude, don't you know it - Looks like Jack is Broken Leg's boyfriend.
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Posted on: 10:01 am on Feb. 6, 2007
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Max Bialystock
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BKK = Suvarnabhumi
DBK = Don Muang
check your airport codes when booking flights yourself; you may have to switch airports
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Posted on: 7:08 pm on Feb. 6, 2007
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shamas
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Just trying to remember who it twas so many pages back that made fun of the Ghost of Cobra Swamp and jabbed at the thought that the Monks would hold a ritualistic pacification of the Ghost.
Could be LOS can take on new meaning Land of Spirits.
One last clip, the old airport should be BKK, the new Poon port should be SBK (Shit Bangkok style)
Doom Dog howles at the poon
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Posted on: 7:41 pm on Feb. 6, 2007
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DaffyDuck
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Suvannaboondoggle may turn out to be a better and better name for it.
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Posted on: 9:15 pm on Feb. 6, 2007
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PussyLover 69
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Report from Bangkok Post dated Wednesday 7 February 2007 :-
Two-airport plan seen as test of government's credibility - Cabinet didn't consult airlines, AoT
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The cabinet's decision yesterday to permanently reopen the old Don Muang airport has surprised aviation executives, who say it further undermines the government's waning credibility in the eyes of investors. They said the decision to operate two international airports would fuel further confusion and reflected an inconsistent state policy, heedless of the far-reaching consequences.
Splitting air traffic between Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang would create confusion not only among travellers and complicate their flights connections, but also affect authorities involved in managing air traffic, they said.
Airlines and other businesses invested tens of billions of baht setting up facilities at Suvarnabhumi in line with the previous government's announced ''single-airport'' policy for Bangkok.
Some executives even warned of legal implications including litigation and costly compensation claims against the government and Airports of Thailand Plc, the SET-listed operator.
The cabinet's resolution represents not only a change of government policy but also a change in the terms of various concessions and contracts that operators at Suvarnabhumi entered with AoT.
''The resolution does not seem to be right, not well thought through, impractical and could be changed again soon,'' said Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, the founder and chief executive of Bangkok Airways.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents 270 airlines worldwide, said it continued to advocate one airport for Bangkok.
''For Bangkok to be a strong aviation hub in the region, the long-term vision should still be to have a single-airport operation. Two airports will split the passengers, airlines, AoT's resources, and will lead to lower cost-efficiency and inconvenience for passengers,'' said Albert Tjoeng, the IATA spokesman for Asia-Pacific.
Dr Prasert, who has been in the airline business for 40 years, agreed, saying that Bangkok needed one airport if it was to attain air-hub status of the region.
Udom Tantiprasongchai, the chief executive and founder of the budget carrier One-Two-Go and Orient Thai Airlines, warned that if carriers were given the option to return to Don Muang, as many as 90% of the 80 international airlines serving the capital would opt to exit Suvarnabhumi.
''It's beyond question - most airlines want to go back to Don Muang due to cost considerations and convenience,'' Dr Prasert added.
That gives rise to the scenario that both airports would be underutilised, due to high operating costs, and that air traffic may not be large enough to meet the break-even lines for AoT and airlines that want to operate bases at both airports.
About 40 million air travellers passed through Bangkok last year. Suvarnabhumi has the capacity to handle 45 million passengers a year while Don Muang was technically capable of processing around 38 million.
As many airlines would be inclined to move back to Don Muang, Suvarnabhumi could experience a plunge in revenue from fee collections from carriers, passengers and concessionaires offering services at the new airport.
There is also question of the cost carriers and related businesses would face to re-establish themselves at Don Muang - not to mention the inconvenience to thousands of workers who moved from northern Bangkok to the eastern suburbs and Samut Prakan to be closer to their new workplace.
It would cost Thai Airways alone at least 500 million baht to transfer some of its equipment back from Suvarnabhumi to the 92-year-old Don Muang airport, said an executive of the national carrier.
The cabinet reached its decision yesterday without consulting airlines or even AoT management.
Many aviation executives had supported an earlier proposal to divert all domestic flights from Suvarnabhumi to Don Muang to ease growing congestion and free up some space for repairs at the new airport.
Dr Prasert said that international flights, which constitute 70% of air traffic through Suvarnabhumi, should remain at the new airport. He also said officials should start building the third and fourth runways at Suvarnabhumi right away while also fixing existing runways, taxiways and other problems. Once the new runways and repairs are completed, all commercial flights should be go through the new airport, he suggested.
Nonetheless, IATA's Mr Tjoeng said that given that the government had made its decision, what was important now was to have a level playing field for all airlines in Bangkok.
''Carriers should be free to choose which airport they wish to operate from. And the airport charges should be transparent, and accurately allocated.There should not be any cross-subsidisation between the two airports,'' he said.
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Posted on: 8:52 am on Feb. 7, 2007
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PussyLover 69
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Report from Bangkok Post dated Wednesday 7 February 2007 :-
Critics say two sites could cause confusion
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Tourism operators have expressed mixed sentiments about reopening Don Muang International Airport. Supporters of the cabinet decision said two operational airports in Bangkok would help further Thailand's positioning as a global tourism destination and minimise disruption to the industry as Suvarnabhumi undergoes renovations and repairs.
But critics said two airports would confuse travellers and result in added costs to businesses that would have to provide services at both facilities.
Phornsiri Manoharn, the governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, said she expected the industry to gain overall from the decision.
''It will widen the territory for Thai aviation and offer the chance for both airlines and tourists to choose to stop at the airport they want,'' she said.
Two airports would also allow international airlines to increase flights in the near future, a prospect that would not be possible if only Suvarnabhumi was operational.
Suvarnabhumi Airport currently handles around 70 flights per hour, and is constrained from further expansion due to noise restrictions and traffic congestion.
Mrs Phornsiri said the reopening of Don Muang would particularly benefit low-cost carriers, and pointed out that many other capitals around the world offered multiple airports for travellers.
She said the TAT was confident that the reopening would help Thailand meet its foreign tourist target of 14.8 million arrivals this year.
''Tourists who might want to land in Bangkok and transfer to Pattaya or other destinations might stop at Suvarnabhumi, while those with business in the city could choose Don Muang,'' Mrs Phornsiri said.
However, private operators expressed mixed views.
Chanin Donavanik, the chairman of the Thai Hotel Association (THA), said tourists would simply face more uncertainty. ''Eventually, this uncertainty will affect the entire tourism industry.''
Hotel operators and travel agents also faced higher operating costs due to the need to cater to tourists at both airports, he added.
Mingkwan Metmowlee, a spokeswoman for the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA), agreed that a dual-airport policy would create potential chaos for travellers.
She said it was highly possible that travellers would be confused and some could travel to the wrong airport.
''No matter what we do, we should first think of consumers, in this case, tourists and domestic travellers. Not all are highly educated or from Bangkok, and a large number travel from the provinces and are not necessarily familiar with air travel,'' she noted.
The most reasonable solution, Mrs Mingkwan said, was to clearly separate the two airports, one as international and one as domestic.
But Wisoot Phianphat, sales manager for the outbound tour operator Avenue Inter Travel Group, welcomed the move to reopen Don Muang.
He said the dual-airport policy should be a reasonable choice since all systems at Suvarnabhumi Airport were currently far from efficient.
While it was inevitable that travellers would need time to adjust, he said, the two airports would ultimately benefit the industry.''Many countries [operate multiple airports in one city], including in London, Paris, Milan and New York. The point is that we need to operate the airports professionally and have a strong management system.''
Hotel operators in northern Bangkok, including the Miracle Grand, Rama Gardens, Amari Airport and Sofitel Central, are all expected to benefit.
Surapol Techaruvichit, the assistant managing director at the Asia Hotel, said he expected occupancy at the 240-room Asia Airport Hotel to rebound to around 80% from 50% now once Don Muang resumed full operations.
''Thanks to the reopening of Don Muang, we expect our hotel to come back to life,'' Mr Surapol said.
Shares of Asia Hotel (ASIA) skyrocketed 29.4% yesterday on the Stock Exchange of Thailand to close at 44 baht in trade worth 38.05 million baht.
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Posted on: 8:55 am on Feb. 7, 2007
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sanook269
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BKK = Suvarnabhumi AKA King Power Shopping Mall (and airport).
DMK = Don Muang International Airport
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Posted on: 11:17 pm on Feb. 7, 2007
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Baskoy
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I would welcome going back to Don Muang.I f***ing hate Suvarnabhumi,I keep getting lost and last time spent forty minutes walking trying to find the Emirates lounge. Had to go through x ray twice and had an appalling hangover.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 2:27 am on Feb. 8, 2007
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