keith doug Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 seems all systems go ,, good bye don mung from 28 september.. it will be interesting to hear of farangs views when they actually land at the new airport.. ie customs.. arrivals .. limousines outside"! how long to suckhumvit or nearbye areas!!.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 ... how often the runways get flooded ... how long the queue for toilets ... finding trolleys ... how bad the airport exchange rate ... how many broken meters ... how hot the terminal is ... how few chairs ... how expensive duty-free ... is the barber shop full service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamokhamok Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Suggestion to the boss. Do you think a seperate section be added to cater for all the questions that will be generated when the new airport is open ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCgringo Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Just rthink how bad it will be for all the people that arrive without readuing the internet and knowing the problems, Within hours we here on the board will know the problems , within a week will have figured a way around these problems if possible, We as a group will already have an idea how much the taxi fare is ( and where to find the taxis ) and if we can get to Nana or Soi Cowboy before last call The average traveler will have to go it alone ! OC PS..... I learned from here to go to the last immigration stations , that the banks were open past immigration to change a little money into baht, turn right when you get out the door past customs, go upstairs to get a taxi , how much the taxi should be , etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 seems all systems go... ...but where are they going? Good thing I only have one small suitcase! don't need a trolley but I will be grumpy if the luggage gets lost! ...six days and counting for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 New airport is already used for commercial flights since at least the 21st, many domestic flights and some international. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 It seems the new airport does not have a Spirit House and the pii are ANGRY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Eerie experience interrupts rite Ghostly encounters at Suvarnabhumi By Amornrat Mahitthirook Airports of Thailand (AoT) organised its largest religious rite at the new Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday to ward off evil spirits, only to experience an encounter with the unexplained. Rumours of occasional ''ghostly sightings'' have gone around since the first foundation brick was laid at the airport many years ago. The AoT is determined to correct the growing perception that the airport is possibly harbouring some ''uninvited inhabitants'' and to put its staff members' minds at ease. Yesterday's rite was presided over by 99 monks who chanted en masse to improve the luck of the new airport, set to open commercially on Thursday. However, halfway through the rite, a man appeared, quivering, and began to speak in a commanding voice claiming to be ''Poo Ming'', a guardian spirit of the land partially developed into the airport. He ordered that a proper spirit house be built at the airport to allow for its smooth operation. The man, who was unidentified, later passed out and woke up to find the spirit had left him. AoT president Chotisak Asapaviriya said the ceremony helped to boost the morale of airport staff, some of whom were unnerved after learning of frequent car crashes on the road running parallel to the airport's eastern runway. Some veiled figures have sometimes been spotted on the 6km-long road. Somchai Sawasdeepon, the airport general manager, said he had heard ghost stories from staff who came across a woman dressed in a Thai-style costume at the airport construction site in the evening. He said the airport land formerly belonged to some local communities encompassing the centuries-old Wat Nhong Prue and its cemetery. It was reported that the bodies had not been exhumed for proper religious cremation. Sqn Ldr Panupong Nualthongyai, head of Suvarnabhumi airport security, was also a witness to some strange, unexplained episodes. ''Whatever you make of it, it is the belief associated with the Thai way of life. For the non-believer, it is best not to act disrespectfully [towards the supernatural],'' he said. Bangkok Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickfarang Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 I'm not flying into that airport until all security features, including the spirit house, are in place and opeartional! Getting back to the original post: The airport opened on time a year ago. It is somewhat of a feather in the former PM's cap that he managed to push the airport through to completion during his term and a half as PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex408151 Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Is it a fact that on arrival, we have to take a bus to the taxi stand? No taxis curb-side at the arrivals terminal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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