Airasia Closes Online Booking During July 27-29

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RELOCATION

AirAsia closes online booking during July 27-29

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Thai AirAsia closes its online booking during July 27 and July 29, as the airline is changing its airport code ahead of the relocation to the Don Mueang Airport on October 1.

In a statement, the airline said that its computer system will be closed from 10pm of July 27 to 11pm of July 29. During the period, no online booking, through agents, airport sales office and travel service centres for flights going to or from Bangkok during the travel period of October 1, 2012 onwards. Unaffected will be passengers with travel dates before October 1 or those to fly from other destinations outside Bangkok, like Chiang Mai or Phuket.

From October 1, it will operate all domestic and international flights from Don Mueang Airport, which is using "DMK" as the airport code. All flights will be relocated from Suvarnabhumi Airport which is coded "BKK".

"Passengers who wish to make a booking or make changes to any flights in and out of Bangkok with the travel period of October 1 onwards are advised to do so before 10pm of July 27 or after 11pm of July 30," the company said in the statement.

After the airport code change has been completed, passengers who are travelling to or from Bangkok from October 1 onwards will receive an updated travel itinerary with the new airport code (DMK). Those who have already checked in for their flights to or from Bangkok with a travel period of October 1 onwards will be required to check-in again.

For urgent changes during this maintenance period, passengers are advised to contact the airline through live chat or eForm.

-- The Nation 2012-07-23

[bdenner]

Good luck with the swim back to Swampy at the end of the Monsoon!

[UbonOz]

I have flights booked with AA on 1 October from Ubon through to Australia, hope it is not a nightmare,

[ReyBuono]

Air Asia has lost my business.

[rkdrkd]

Air Asia has lost my business.

r u sure . how

[Lifer]

Air Asia has lost my business.

Ya, until the next super deal.

[Dork]

"Those who have already checked in for their flights to or from Bangkok with a travel period of October 1 onwards will be required to check-in again"

Huh? Checked in? 2 months before departure?

[bridge2bridge]

I have flown AA MANY times.

And i am disgusted with there after sales service.

I have written many emails to them with no replies.

Then i guess you get what you pay for.

CHEAP FLIGHTS.

[Baloo22]

"Those who have already checked in for their flights to or from Bangkok with a travel period of October 1 onwards will be required to check-in again"

Huh? Checked in? 2 months before departure?

After you have booked your flight, you can do a "web check-in" on Air Asia's website and print out your "boarding pass". Worked great for me. I just flew Chiang Mai to Phuket and return this month with Air Asia. Did their web check-in and printed out the boarding pass for both flights about a week before departure. Just had carry-on so went straight through security check and then directly to the gate. No problems.

[David48]

Has the Don Mueang Airport been upgraded, refurbished in part or total?

I've not travelled through there since the Suvarnabhumi Airport some years back.