103 passengers get back valuables left in airport taxis

[Thaivisa News]

Bangkok:- Thanks to the Suvarnabhumi Airport’s recently-introduced Taxi Kiosk system, a total of 103 passengers have successfully retrieved the valuable belongings they have accidentally left behind in the cabs.

Of these passengers, the latest one is Ngmiwi. The Myanmar national got a taxi ride out of the Suvarnabhumi Airport on February 11 via the use of a taxi kiosk. Soon after he reached his destination on Soi Pratunam 19 in Bangkok, he found out that he left a bag containing USD1,500 (about Bt45,000) in cash and two computer notebooks in the cab. He then called the airport’s public-transport center for help and provided the information of the cab based on a taxi slip he received from the kiosk.

The slip has identified the taxi’s license plate number as well as the name of the driver.

“We have quickly located the taxi driver who checked on his cab and returned the items to the passenger,” the airport’s director Prapon Pattamakijsakul says, adding that the retrieved belongings were worth over Bt100,000.

Prapon said Ngmiwi was impressed with the fast and efficient assistance he had received.

The Suvarnabhumi Airport has introduced the use of taxi kiosk system since November last year. The system is very convenient. By pressing a button there, a passenger will get a slip telling them which taxi he/she should get into.

Passengers are advised to keep the slip with them so that they know exactly where to turn to if they happen to leave something behind in the cab. AOT Call Center is working 24 hours a day. The center’s hotline number is 1722.

[WhamBam]

That is a positive for the kiosk service. A definite plus for using the service, especially for the tired or absent minded.

[Lupatria]

As much as I like the outcome, but its somehow strange when a hub of scams and crime has to come up with a demonstration of: "See, we told you we are honest people" to lure tourists.

[starkey_rich]

As much as I like the outcome, but its somehow strange when a hub of scams and crime has to come up with a demonstration of: "See, we told you we are honest people" to lure tourists.

Agree.Totally pathetic