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King Power Duty Free may cut shop size at airport

Friday, October 6th, 2006

Duty free shop giant King Power has agreed to remove part of its shop at Suvarnabhumi airport if today’s inspection shows it blocks arriving passengers.

Chief executive officer of King Power Group Vichai Raksriaksorn said the removal would not be a ”serious issue” to his company but cautioned that careful consideration should be made before taking any decision.

Company executives and Suvarnabhumi airport general manager Somchai Sawasdeepon will today take a closer look at the troubled spot to jointly find a solution, which should range from a small adjustment to the removal of part of the shop.




Le Meridien announced to manage brand new Suvarnabhumi Golf Resort & Spa, Thailand

Friday, October 6th, 2006

Le Meridien Suvarnabhumi Golf Resort & Spa will be one of the first international upscale properties to be located proximate to the new airport of Bangkok.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc’s global hotel brand Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts, continues to expand its presence in Asia Pacific with the signing of Le Meridien Suvarnabhumi Golf Resort & Spa, Thailand.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Summit Windmill Golf Club Co., Limited announced the agreement today to manage this brand new resort in Samut Prakan, just south east of Bangkok and approximately 3 miles from the new Suvarnabhumi International Airport of Bangkok, Thailand ( which opens in late September 2006 ).




Smooth operations at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport

Friday, October 6th, 2006

Services at the new Suvarnabhumi Airport have greatly improved, according to Thai Airways International Flying Officer, Apinand Sum-na-sre-ra-nee.

Thai Airways InternationalIn addition, the coordination between Thai Airways and Thai Airport Limited has been running smoothly.

The Head Committee at Thai Airways reported that 98 percent of flights between 1:00am and 6:00pm were on time. The 2 percent of flights that were delayed, were not delayed for more than an hour. More importantly, there were no reports of delayed domestic flights.

Thai Airways also assured that baggage claims were running efficiently. While 90 percent of claims were running on time, travellers were not delayed for more than 30 minutes.




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