Travelers Embrace Bangkok's "Saddest Escalator" Farewell

24 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

OK, but you made an assumption. Patong, Pattaya, Krabi, Chiang Mai et al would not be over flowing with sex workers if there wasn't a consumer demand.And there are just as many male and transgender hookers giving a send off to their loser customers.

I doubt that very much... you just made it up.

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

I doubt that very much... you just made it up.

You don't believe that the rentboys and ladyboys are just as likely to accompany their customers to the Bangkok airport. Ok.

You can can live in denial. I won't lose sleep over it.

5 hours ago, Rockyroad said:

24 sad people disagree.

Because their sad sense of humour don't see the funny side - lighten up!

Love the comment - legend!

On 4/27/2026 at 8:34 PM, biggles45 said:

"You only go up that escalator if you are a loser flying cattle class."

Or an old fart like me, who walks past it to the Priority gate. Oh, and takes my 33 yr younger partner with me!

You really must have low self-esteem if you need to post comments like this in response to an article about Thailand. This is NOT about you. Only someone who feels inferior would use this as an opportunity to brag about themselves and put others down in the same breath.

19 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

You don't believe that the rentboys and ladyboys are just as likely to accompany their customers to the Bangkok airport. Ok.

You can can live in denial. I won't lose sleep over it.

Simpler than that.... there are fewer of them so it is less likely!

They can also kiss goodbye in the gents toilet!

1 hour ago, Issan girl said:

You really must have low self-esteem if you need to post comments like this in response to an article about Thailand. This is NOT about you. Only someone who feels inferior would use this as an opportunity to brag about themselves and put others down in the same breath.

He did not put anyone down. He said he used priority and had a younger partner. You then attacked him for it. You're the one with low self esteem not him.

4 hours ago, Rockyroad said:

He did not put anyone down. He said he used priority and had a younger partner. You then attacked him for it. You're the one with low self esteem not him.

Nope. Doing just fine. Thanks for the concern. 🙂

2 minutes ago, Issan girl said:

Nope. Doing just fine. Thanks for the concern. 🙂

That's the spirit.

On 4/28/2026 at 2:59 AM, Krabi King said:

Loser comment still makes you a loser

Indeed. Usual clickbait <deleted> from manfromanotherforum as was.

The plonker even posted up some photos of his (mediocre) business class flight offering on one occasion here iirc

Btw, l went through Suvarnbhumi last week, fast track immigration is still downstairs but had moved from previous location I used in March. Horrid queues observed previously for that escalator stretching way into the check-in area....the passengers as much p!ssed off as sad!

On 4/28/2026 at 6:50 AM, TedG said:

On 4/27/2026 at 8:07 PM, Celsius said:

You only go up that escalator if you are a loser flying cattle class. Winners like myself fly business, so no reason to be sad.

Check me if I’m wrong. Yesterday I took the same escalator to security then to immigration. Then to the gate, then to a business class seat.

The fast-track entrance is located at ground level, right at the far end of each side of the airport.

So if you, TedG, took the escalator up, you would have gone straight through the immigration lanes designed for the rest of us mere mortals.

My wife travelled last month and faced a 20-minute wait just to reach the escalator - it’s a serious bottleneck.

I’ve seen queues snake back from it, although I’m usually spared thanks to the Thai Elite fast-track.

A mixed blessing, really - it means I miss the full on theatre of the brass performing their grand, tearful farewells, only for the performance to end the moment their boomer benefactor disappears from view, followed by a flurry of messages to other “sponsors” after a conveniently silent spell - “solly-na, phone-batallee have plompem”…

Maybe TAT could do a monthly 1 Millionth Tourist to cry up on leaving article.

With a photo of Dave's girlfriend simultaneously waving goodbye to him and hello to Franz just arriving off Lufthansa Bk362.

That's simply because those people do not know Bangkok... Take the train in Phaya Thai for instance... Oops, I thought it was Asok BTS...

On 4/28/2026 at 2:07 AM, Celsius said:

You only go up that escalator if you are a loser flying cattle class. Winners like myself fly business, so no reason to be sad.

Cannot afford first, dude ?

Just now, Garouda said:

Cannot afford first, dude ?

The cutlery is same

Know that feeling from years ago, before I moved here permanently; never associated it with a particular escalator though.