rmorris22 Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Maybe I am just bored or I have read to many threads started by P127 :sleeping: , but, has anyone ever contemplated about how we always refer to Bangkok using the official airport designation? It's like sitting in a bar in Pattaya and you ask the gentleman next to you: Where are you from? and he responds: I am from: LAX (Los Angelas) or SJO (San Jose) or OAK (Oakland) or LHR (London, England) My personal opinion is that; it is a result of many many hours spent on the internet looking for that optimum flight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya127 Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 never hear someone say B. K. K. On the contrary people from KUALA LUMPUR say K. L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Because most of us arrive and leave by plane at BKK airport. It's a nice abbreviation and everybody understands it. Moreover it's different from a personal conversation. We're talking here by e-mail, not to a person face to face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya127 Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 actually, the correct appellation is: Krung-thep-maha-nakorn-boworn-ratana-kosin mahintar-ayudhya-amaha-dilok-pop-nopa-ratana-rajthani-burirom-udom-rajniwes-mahasatarn -amorn-pimarn-avatar-satit-sakattiya-visanukam. calling it anything else is just plain lazy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 For me it is simply laziness and bkk is unambiguous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Says pattaya127: never hear someone say B. K. K.On the contrary people from KUALA LUMPUR say K. L. [/quote KL is probably more common than BKK IMo. I think a lot of us use BKK as we travel a lot and see it on tickest and departure gates etc...or we a re lazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 the Farangs say BKK as the Thais say ¡·Ã. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straycat Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 = ktm Krung Thep Mahanakorn (for those who don't understand samaks joke ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Ha Ha Know one understands his jokes. :: We also say MBK for the shopping mall amoung aothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Solve the mistery BKK is the official city code used in the airline industry. KUL is used for Kuala Lumpur and SIN for Singapore. This is where these abbreviations come from. If BKK intends to operate 2 airports in the future, then we'll soon see a second abbreviation for BKK. Similar to NYC with JFK and EWR or LON with LHR, LGW and LCY etc ... Chiangmai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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