Suvanabhumi Airport

[Rinrada]

We will probabally be using the NBIA in a couple of years time so please find below a thread regarding latest information.I must admit it will be handy for my place in Sam.Prac.

Official name

Suvanabhumi Airport (this is the official name chosen by HM The King) - this will become Bangkok's only international airport and the present international airport, Don Muang, will be for domestic flights only. BTW: The current airport, Don Muang, is the busiest in Southeast Asia and the 22nd busiest airport in the world

http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/sbia/index.shtml

[Rinrada]

Also as a follow up some further information re:travel in and around Bangkok.

Success-On Schedule and -O dear.

THE BANGKOK SKYTRAIN-Success-

Last updated February 26, 2003

This will be extended over the river southwards from Taskin and also along Suk.rd.from On-Nut to Pac-nam via Samrong.

http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/Skytrain/index.shtml

THE BANGKOK SUBWAY-On Schedule

Last updated March 5, 2003

A little bit late..

http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/Subway/index.shtml

THE HOPEWELL PROJECT-O dear

A defunct Thai mass transit project

This was Gordon Wus baby but the $ dried up..amongt other things.Nice bloke I met him once while trying for a job...

mai pen rai.

http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/MassTransit...ewellMain.shtml

[flackjacket]

Has anyone any idea how International passengers will get from the new airport to Don Muang in order to connect with domestic flights to the North or North East ? Or even get "quickly" to the City centre.

[Rinrada]

Might be  a bit out of date ..however

Donmuang's Future

Donmuang Airport (the existing international airport) will have the following functions after the opening of Suvannabhum Airport:

1) Aviation center for charter flights and other special   aviation businesses

2) Airforce base (expanding)

3) Small private airlines with NO transfer flights

4) Aviation maintenance center

5) Emergency airport when Suvannabhum Airport can not take flights (Economic Section, Thairath Daily, May 8, 2002 and Prachachart Thurakij, May 9, 2002)

Airport oil depot location

PTT and BAFS have agreed about the place for Suvannabhum Airport oil depot. It must be outside the airport for safety reasons and risk prevention.

((This makes sense))

Don Muang Airport to close in 2005? -

AFP is reporting on a statement by the transport minister Wan Muhamad Noor Matha that there would be no need for Don Muang Airport once the new airport opens in 2005. The possibility of the two airports, which are about 50 kilometres apart from each other, operating simultaneously during a transition period has been vigorously opposed by air transport professionals. It would be a disaster as there are no dedicated road or rail links between the facilities and travellers would have to contend with Bangkok's notoriously snarly traffic, experts said.

Case of Shankes Pony.

???

[george]

Mr. Thaksin (PM) have said that he want to move the Govt buildings into old Don Muang. Good!