THAI opens check-in services at Makkasan Station

The Nation

Thai Airways International provides additional check-in counters at the Airport Rail Link, Makkasan Station to facilitate passengers travelling to Suvarnabhumi Airport during flooding situation.

Danuj Bunnag, THAI's Managing Director, Ground Services Business Unit, said "Passengers may find it difficult to travel to Suvarnabhumi Airport due to floods in some areas of Bangkok. To help facilitate THAI's passengers travelling on both domestic and international routes, THAI set up additional check-in counters at the Airport Rail Link, Makkasan Station."

THAI's passenger travelling to Suvarnabhumi Airport by Airport Rail Link may check-in their luggage and personal belongings at THAI's check-in counters, located on the third floor of the station, starting today from 7am until 9pm everyday.

The Airport Rail Link check-in service is open for all THAI's flights departing Suvarnabhumi Airport between 10am-1.20am. Passengers must check-in by themselves 3 hours prior to flight departure and receive their boarding pass and luggage tags. This is with the exception of passengers travelling to the US, on the route Bangkok - Los Angeles, who must check-in at Suvarnabhumi Airport only.

-- The Nation 2011-10-29

The Thai Airways counter at Makkasan cannot do check-in for the BKK-LAX flight - those passengers must checkin at the airport

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