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"Airport mafia" set to be hit as Fast Track scheme stopped at Bangkok's main airport


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I actually liked buying the fast track but on line before they ended it about sometime Q4 last year. Made me so mad and I lost 1000 baht because of them refusing me.

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11 minutes ago, WinnieTheKhwai said:

Is there any reason to call this 'airport mafia' instead of 'the utterly corrupt immigration police' ?

I'd have thought it's correct - the corrupt immigration officials are merely one branch of a mafia that has fingers in the pie of everything that goes on at the airport. Only a few years ago the talk was of the airport mafia controlling the airport taxi queues

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4 minutes ago, ThaiBunny said:

I'd have thought it's correct - the corrupt immigration officials are merely one branch of a mafia that has fingers in the pie of everything that goes on at the airport. Only a few years ago the talk was of the airport mafia controlling the airport taxi queues

It´s those bloody taxi guys again. Before Suvarnaphumi, they at least had a name that told everybody what was going on "Don Muang" Capo di tutti Capi (Sincerely hope that was spelled correct)

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4 minutes ago, cooked said:

Is this the same as what I call the priority (elite) lane? Being over 70, which I am, let me use this lane for free.

You now need to head to one end of the general Immigration hall where the counters are designated as "senior/families". The downside is you share the queue with mewling infants and ankle-biters

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37 minutes ago, scorecard said:

How come they don't have these problems at Changi airport etc., etc? 

Suvarnabhumi bought exclusive rights.

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Sutheerawat Suwannawat of the Airports Authority of Thailand at Bangkok's main airport said that his personnel would be keeping a close watch on Premium Lanes from July 1st

Why are they waiting until July 1st?  They have to get their last collections done first???

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agree on the iarport taxi mafia, did not one have to buy a *queue* ticket, at BKK, probably all airports, those of us in the know went to the top floor and caught a taxi going back empty, they even put a turnstile gate to stop this, (easy overcome)

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8 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

could you imagine how advanced Thailand would be if they put as much time and energy into...

 

never mind.

peeing into the wind with that idea...........thai,s know best....:whistling:

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1 minute ago, Pilotman said:

Bangkok Limousine Fast Track service is still in operations, 1,500 per person to use Fast Track.

I look forward to an update after 1 July

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56 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

Bangkok Limousine Fast Track service is still in operations, 1,500 per person to use Fast Track. 

 

https://www.limousine.in.th/fast-track-immigration.html

I returned to Swampy 11 June using these folks, not realizing the service was already included in a business class ticket. I was met immediately after disembarking the plane and the rep stayed with me every step of the way. I got the feeling that her primary duty was to get me to use one of their expensive vans for ฿3,500 Bangkok-Jomtien. When I tried to negotiate a lower price knowing full well what the standard rates were, they wouldn't budge. The FastTrack alone is worth the price of a business class ticket, I was the first in the queue from this flight.

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No mention of who this mafia actually is. It's not like it's a highly secure area tightly controlled by government officials who..... oh, wait, never mind ????

 

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3 hours ago, ThaiBunny said:

You now need to head to one end of the general Immigration hall where the counters are designated as "senior/families". The downside is you share the queue with mewling infants and ankle-biters

Still better than normal lines if a couple of planes land just before yours full of 'didn't fill in the landing card idiots'.

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3 hours ago, WinnieTheKhwai said:

Is there any reason to call this 'airport mafia' instead of 'the utterly corrupt immigration police' ?

If the cap fits !

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I solved my problem as I got an APEC card from Canada and it cost me about 2,000 Baht and good for 5 years until I have to renew it, and it allows me to use the Fast Track lane in all APEC Countries Airports.

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