midasthailand Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I think the AOT's latest iteration of taxi queue system is an abject failure! I have never seen queues for taxis at the airport this bad! Last night the queue was back to the door 3 exit on the bottom floor. (that's just one queue) See attached pics! What do you think? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbrando Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Another reason to be thankful for the Airport Link. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Estrada Posted March 24, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) I arrived there on Thursday afternoon... No taxis in sight. I presume the taxi drivers are operating a boycott to get the B50 fee upped to B100. I caught a Citilink train to Hua Mark for B25 and a taxi from there to Seacon Square where I live. Total cost B95 instead of B280. Edited March 24, 2015 by Estrada 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Is it possible they want more arrivals using the airport link ? Are they making to taxi option difficult for this reason. ? New tourists arriving who have never been here before don't want to take the train as it's messy if you have kids and bags, also they don't know what station is where ? they don't know where there hotel is located in relation to stations. The airport taxi system at both airports is a big mess !! you should see Don Muang some days .... 4 queues 60-100 people long. How would a new traveler feel when thats the first thing to greet him .. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Just to add something .... The reason why this is happening and they have to do it this way is because the taxi drivers are so corrupt and the system is so corrupt that they need to try to control the money .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy666 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I go to the 4th Floor slide past the lil barrier and jump into a Taxi, Mai Pen Rai... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I always book a ride. I know, it isn't an official taxi and perhaps the 'insurance' isn't valid etc etc. But I don't want to be queueing after a long trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLock Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I have seen queues as long as this a few times, and other times, empty queue. The system, in theory, should work better. The taxi driver gets a numbered ticket when he enters the queue, he drives to the spot and the customer is usually waiting, or very close by. He never exits his cab, and his park time is minimal. The old system, the taxi driver had to park his taxi, wait it some queue near the desks, walk over when it was his turn and then walk back to the taxi. So, the new system in theory is much more efficient. The ticket dispensers are often broken however, but it still should be faster. What's the bottleneck failure...or just way more customers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendly Stranger Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Pls get the kinks out first. Taxi driver says: Next stop, highway.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatette Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I use AOT cars or Airport link, depending on luggage volume and time of day, to avoid these queues.The taxi system is inefficient and the quality of drivers and cars completely unpredictable.Why would I waste my time in a queue to buy into that lottery?AOT may be much more expensive, but the drivers and cars are predictably professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumblecat Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Don't understand why the system is worse than before, like DLock says- in theory it should work better. It clearly doesn't- I never saw queues anything close to what they have now with the old system- I think the longest I ever waited for a taxi was perhaps three or four minutes.Even worse with the express airport link being suspended indefinitely. I have a wee bit of admiration for people who can take a system that works and then utterly break it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 City Link into the city. Bell Bus to Pattaya, pre-booked. I bypass the taxis as I to have been scammed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Norm Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Used the system 2 hrs ago. No problem at all. Admittedly no huge queue but I recall late last December when the queues were very lengthy and yet it was speedy and, on the surface, efficient. As for 'rorts' I am always with my Thai wife and, as she lived and owned a residence in the past (Samut Prakan) she knows the 'ropes'. I must say the cabbie was not a happy chappy but that could be for a number of reasons. Meter was used of course and we arrived safely.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiaexpat Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Seems like ones experience depends on time of day. I have waited over an hour in the que at night but no wait at all 1PM. Now if the que is long I take the Airport Link to Hua Mark and taxi from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 It is not the best system. It needs more taxis but it is better than the flyby nights that were ripping people off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneG Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Got ripped off once again last visit usual thing meter no work pay 500 bht to Suk Soi 11. Decided to try BTS and airport link back. Worked well 35bht (or so) BTS 45bht for link no more need to use these sharks. Was quite enjoyable walking the length of Soi 11 with case having Taxi drivers shouting airport and me saying no thanks airport link. Previously none of them wanted to take me to the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fey Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Got ripped off once again last visit usual thing meter no work pay 500 bht to Suk Soi 11. Decided to try BTS and airport link back. Worked well 35bht (or so) BTS 45bht for link no more need to use these sharks. Was quite enjoyable walking the length of Soi 11 with case having Taxi drivers shouting airport and me saying no thanks airport link. Previously none of them wanted to take me to the airport. i get flights to bkk (not dmk) at rail link opening times and hotels near the mrt/bts now just so i dont have to deal with taxis to and from the airport. makes the trip much more enjoyable and worry free. last straw for me was walking for blocks around suk at 3 am trying to find a taxi that would use the meter to the airport. they have a raket at night where they all agree to not use the meter and give the same inflated price. this was before i discovered uber as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneG Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Got ripped off once again last visit usual thing meter no work pay 500 bht to Suk Soi 11. Decided to try BTS and airport link back. Worked well 35bht (or so) BTS 45bht for link no more need to use these sharks. Was quite enjoyable walking the length of Soi 11 with case having Taxi drivers shouting airport and me saying no thanks airport link. Previously none of them wanted to take me to the airport. i get flights to bkk (not dmk) at rail link opening times and hotels near the mrt/bts now just so i dont have to deal with taxis to and from the airport. makes the trip much more enjoyable and worry free. last straw for me was walking for blocks around suk at 3 am trying to find a taxi that would use the meter to the airport. they have a raket at night where they all agree to not use the meter and give the same inflated price. this was before i discovered uber as well. When I was a bit of a newbie to Thailand I used to take a Taxi from BKK to Hua Hin until the time before last. That time the driver stopped half way to get fuel demanded 3,500 (1,000) over the top to pay now. Took a taxi that time because there was a lot of trouble at Victory Monument with demonstrations about elections didn't want to hang around at VM. Vowed never again. This time BTS Nana to Victory Monument and the mini bus when back to BKK BtS back. Much better. Don't need taxis public transp[ort fine by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 nn If you think it's bad now, wait until Songkhran and the tourist arrivals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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