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no more fast track for business class

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1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

So why the whinge about Ai ?

Me? Whinge? Never! 555

Well no more than many others.

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    Of course it happens in Western countries. It is a pretty standard thing for business class and the airlines pay for the privilege.

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1 minute ago, wil iam not said:

Sorry, my reply was supposed to go to josephbloggs.


It was pedantry though. I said the airlines pay for the privilege for their business class passengers. You said no they don't, the business class passenger pays for it in the price of their ticket. Well of course they do - that is supremely obvious, and it was pedantry of the highest order to make that comment.

The airlines pay the airport for fast track privileges. The business class passenger pays for their ticket and gets that included in the price.

Sigh.

The only thing worse than a pedant is a pedant who won't let a trivial thing lie.

6 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:


It was pedantry though. I said the airlines pay for the privilege for their business class passengers. You said no they don't, the business class passenger pays for it in the price of their ticket. Well of course they do - that is supremely obvious, and it was pedantry of the highest order to make that comment.

The airlines pay the airport for fast track privileges. The business class passenger pays for their ticket and gets that included in the price.

Sigh.

The only thing worse than a pedant is a pedant who won't let a trivial thing lie.

Sorry, I must have misunderstood what you posted.

Who pays for Free Shipping on stuff from Lazada etc?

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1 hour ago, Keeenok Powell said:

Don’t all hippos look the same?

Not to other Hippos!😃

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1 hour ago, wil iam not said:

Sorry, I must have misunderstood what you posted.

Who pays for Free Shipping on stuff from Lazada etc?


Nobody because it grows on trees.

Give it a rest.

51 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

Not to other Hippos!😃

How do we know?

31 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

How do we know?

They know!

Otherwise the world would be overrun by hippo mutants!

Oh no!

Trump is in the White House!

Is that the proper name for the place where Hippos stay and mate?🤣

1 hour ago, josephbloggs said:


Nobody because it grows on trees.

Give it a rest.

The question regarding Free Shipping was a valid one, not needing such a stupid answer as you gave.

3 hours ago, wil iam not said:

Sorry, I must have misunderstood what you posted.

Who pays for Free Shipping on stuff from Lazada etc?

What does Lazada have to do with anything? the business models are completely different.

At BKK it is ultimately the airline which pays the airport / operator for the privilege of 'premium' services - and then recovers that cost through premium ticket pricing.

So the chain is basically: Passenger buys Business/First ticket:
- Airline includes premium ground-service costs in fare
- Airline pays airport/handling companies for Fast Track access and premium processing

At BKK specifically, the parties are usually:

- The airline.

- The airport operator Airports of Thailand (AOT).

- Ground handling companies (baggage and services etc).

- Thai Immigration (government side).

The immigration officers themselves are government staff, but the premium lane infrastructure and access arrangements are commercial / operational agreements layered on top of the normal immigration system.

So:

- Standard immigration = funded by normal airport/passenger charges and government budgets.

- Fast Track access = extra commercial arrangement paid by airlines or VIP service providers.

If you fly Economy, your airline is not subsidising Business passengers’ Fast Track in any major direct sense. The premium cabin revenue covers those perks, just as it does with access to lounges, and chauffeur transfers etc.

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On 5/15/2026 at 11:52 AM, josephbloggs said:


Of course it happens in Western countries. It is a pretty standard thing for business class and the airlines pay for the privilege.

I believe your "pretty standard thing" means you've seen it infrequently at random airports over the years.

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