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Suvarnabhumi Archive for September, 2006


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Thai AirAsia switch to Suvarnabhumi early

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Low cost carrier Thai AirAsia will be the first airline to move its entire operation to Suvarnabhumi Airport, which does not fully open until September 28.

Thai  AirAsia will be the fourth airline to offer service from Suvarnabhumi. Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways and Jetstar have already moved some of their flights to the new airport as part of a soft opening earlier this month.

Tassapon Bijleveld, AirAsia’s CEO, said the move from Bangkok International Airport (Don Muang) to the new hub began Friday and will be complete by Sunday evening.

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Suvarnabhumi Airport needs expansion

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

Kasikorn Research Centre (KRC) recommended that agencies involved with Suvarnabhumi Airport consider expanding the hub to keep pace with a rapidly growing aviation industry.

According to International Air Transport Association (IATA), in the next five years, commercial passenger service will grow by 5.6 percent per year, while cargo business will grow by 6.3 percent per year.

“Suvarnabhumi Airport covers 8,000 acres, making it possible to host a maximum of four runways, 112 flights per hour, 100 million passengers per year and six million tonnes of cargo per year,” KRC analysts wrote in their report. It will be necessary to expand Suvarnabhumi. Agencies have to start working on it right now, otherwise we may not be able to serve future growth and may not be able to become the regional hub,” KRC analysts reported.

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Thai Airways premium passengers to increase after Suvarnabhumi opens

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

Thai Airways International Plc. (THAI) expects that after Suvarnabhumi Airport opens on September 28 the number of its premium passengers will increase dramatically.

THAI applies the title ‘premium passenger’ to those in its royal and first class seating, and have created a number of amenities for these travellers at the new airport.

The first check-in island, located on the western end of the passenger terminal, will be dedicated to THAI’s premium travellers. While waiting to receive their boarding passes, premium passengers will be able to wait in a specially designated antechamber.

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