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CTX baggage scanners at Suvarnabhumi fully functional this week
Monday, June 25th, 2007Five malfunctioning CTX baggage scanners at Suvarnabhumi Airport will be up and running again this week after experiencing some technical glitches last week, according to the airport director.
There has been no report that passenger baggage was delayed, misplaced or left behind at the new Bangkok airport after the scanners broke down Wednesday night. Over 100 military personnel were called in to help carry baggage.
Suvarnabhumi airport director Serirat Prasutanond said Saturday that key spare parts of the machines will be delivered to Thailand next Tuesday, June 26, 2007. At least five scanners, now temporarily out of order, will be fixed to function normally by the end of next week.
Global aviation meeting to be held in Bangkok on June 28
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007The world’s leading aviation and tourism experts will be speaking at one of the biggest events of the international aviation industry, “Asia Forum 2007: The Future of Aviation†on 28 June at Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok.
The event is part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Star Alliance together with one of its award-winning founding members: Thai Airways International. It is co-organised by Asia News Network, an alliance of 16 leading newspapers in 14 Asian countries.
International visitor arrivals increase at Suvarnabhumi Airport
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007International visitor arrivals at Suvarnabhumi Airport in the four months of the year totalled 3,413,197, an increase of 2.61 per cent year on year.
This includes only those who arrived in Bangkok as a first point of entry and not those who flew directly to other points in Thailand or who entered the country at border checkpoints. About 70 per cent of visitors usually make Bangkok their first point of entry.
Arrivals at Suvarnabhumi Airport from major markets in the period included
East Asia = 1,525,989,
Europe = 1,114,770
The Americas = 267,965
Oceania = 161,097
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