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DaffyDuck
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Bets now open about the accuracy of the September 28th opening!
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Posted on: 11:32 am on Aug. 2, 2006
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Mel Gibson
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Daffy MAY come true ( not month May),, my wifes brother just go called back from Isaan to join his team at the new airport. he was expecting to have to stay in home town another few months,,,,LOL.
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Posted on: 1:15 pm on Aug. 2, 2006
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DaffyDuck
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Oh, I don't doubt that 'September 28th' someone will declare the new airport as 'open', but realistically speaking - without certification, and without the insurance that apparently comes with it, hardly any (if, at all) international carrier will attempt a landing there.
It's one thing pressuring all of the domestic Thai carriers into a face-saving demonstration, but when JAL, CI, EVA, and Cathay start landing there, THAT will be the real test.
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Posted on: 8:17 pm on Aug. 2, 2006
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breconion
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Maybe its now time to start another thread Will the new airport open on September 28
I agree that the Thai may have to use it but the international carriers will not use it till all pre requestits are in place.
How do you test "heavy traffic" in a new airport (125,000 passangers a day, and 76 flights per hour) That would be some test.
I arrive on October 12 So I'm watching things close but if it does open on time then there will have been at least 14 days to sort out lumps. I still remember reports of Hong Kong's new airport opening.
Roll on 10 weeks
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Posted on: 8:40 pm on Aug. 2, 2006
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Basil Bush
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Quote: from breconion on 2:48 am on Aug. 3, 2006
Maybe its now time to start another thread Will the new airport open on September 28
I agree that the Thai may have to use it but the international carriers will not use it till all pre requestits are in place.
How do you test "heavy traffic" in a new airport (125,000 passangers a day, and 76 flights per hour) That would be some test.
I arrive on October 12 So I'm watching things close but if it does open on time then there will have been at least 14 days to sort out lumps. I still remember reports of Hong Kong's new airport opening.
Roll on 10 weeks
Their was another thread active last weekend on the subject http://bkkx.com/cgi-bin/forum/topic.cgi?forum=12&topic=1675&start=10.
There is now 8 weeks (56 days) until September 28th so as everyday passes the commitment to opening on time becomes greater and the penalties for failure also become greater, with airlines and other businesses already invested heavily and signed contracts the only people to win if it is postponed again will be the lawyers.
This could be interesting, if the airlines refuse to use the new airport then I an sure the Thais will not allow them to continue to use the old airport, so then this will become a high stakes poker game, just who will blink first?
I just hope the mess is sorted out before October 28th that’s when I return and I do hope the new airport is functioning well as I am going to Pattaya.
Maybe the time to start a new thread is when we can post tips on how to pass through the airport quickly, save money, points of interest and how to entertain “ones best friend” at the airport before departing LOS.
BB
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Posted on: 12:43 am on Aug. 3, 2006
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ThaidUp
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I am just trying to remember any recent airport opening that went smooth, HK, KL, Denver Nope, What would make Bangkok any different. As long as no planes crash, a little chaos is to be expected.
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Posted on: 1:26 am on Aug. 3, 2006
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PussyLover 69
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Report from Bangkok Post dated Monday 7 August 2006 :-
Domestic airlines ordered to move early
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Domestic flights are to be shifted from Bangkok's old airport to its newly constructed Suvarnabhumi Airport on September 15, two weeks earlier than originally planned, the transport minister said Monday.
Pongsak Rattapongpaisal said the opening to all domestic flights on September 15 would make the switch for all international flights on September 28 more convenient and give the airport manager 14 days of operations to help iron out problems that might arise, the Thai News Agency reported.
After several delays, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced last month that Bangkok's 3.8-billion-dollar Suvarnabhumi Airport will "definitely" open on September 28 for all commercial, scheduled flights.
The airport has conducted several test flights without major mishaps although industry sources were expecting problems with baggage distribution and other systems immediately after the facility opens, given the sheer size of the new airport's daily traffic.
Bangkok's current Don Muang International Airport, which handles about 38 million passengers a year, will be officially closed on September 28 to all commercial flights.
Thereafter, Don Muang is only to be used for military, VIP, charter and small, private aircraft flights.
So far, the new airport's biggest problem has been fixing its official opening date, which many blame on Thaksin's eagerness to launch the massive infrastructure project under his premiership.
Thaksin has been in "caretaker premier" status since he dissolved parliament on February 25. A new election is scheduled for October 15.
The government had initially promised the airport would be ready for business in September of last year. On September 29, Thaksin presided over a "symbolic" opening of the airport and promised it would be ready for commercial use by July of this year.
Suvarnabhumi Airport, when completed, will be five times larger than Don Muang. After the completion of its first phase, it will be able to receive 45 million passengers per year, making it one of the largest airports in the world.
The name Suvarnabhumi - which means "Golden Land," as South-East Asia was described by Marco Polo - was given to the new airport by Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
The government purchased the airport site in the early 1970s, but the decision to go ahead with a new facility was only reached 10 years ago.
The airport is being built on a 3,238-hectare site in eastern Bangkok that used to be called "Cobra Swamp." The project has been dogged by construction delays caused by the soggy terrain, reports of ghosts scaring away workers and corruption scandals involving purchases of equipment.
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Posted on: 9:31 am on Aug. 7, 2006
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expatchuck
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Great post, Yurune.
Hit the head right on the nail with that one!!!
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Posted on: 10:44 am on Aug. 7, 2006
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