Terminal 2, Which Airline is Moving?

[Thanyaburi Mac]

Where will Nok Air and Air Asia check-ins be when T-2 reopens?

Mac

[MJCM]

Nok Air Domestic will be at Terminal 2 Counter 14-15

And they will stay for International Flights at Terminal 1

Link: http://www.nokair.com/content/en/travel-info/check-in/airport-check-in.aspx

Edited December 21, 2015 by MJCM

[KhunBENQ]

And as I understood all domestic flights will move to T-2.

Don't ask whether I have found exact info for ThaiSmile and AirAsia

Edited December 21, 2015 by KhunBENQ

[MJCM]

Air Asia still lists Terminal 1 on their website.

Link: http://www.airasia.com/th/en/at-the-airport/airports-and-terminals.page

[KhunBENQ]

Just read about "soft opening" but not a trace of detail information (what is moved).

So it might have been a hallucination.

"Soft opening" sounds a bit like a construction site tour.

[Thanyaburi Mac]

Thanks for the Nok Air info, I have a domestic flight with them next month.

Curious, tho, why they say to show your passport? Should really be just show a photo ID, as I expect most Thai pax don't have passports. Thai drivers license is normally acceptable, even for farangs.

Mac

[KhunBENQ]

Curious, tho, why they say to show your passport? Should really be just show a photo ID, as I expect most Thai pax don't have passports. Thai drivers license is normally acceptable, even for farangs.

Don't interpret too much into this.

1) Its in English, so obviously not for Thais. And Thais are obliged to carry their ID anytime.

And the wording is "passport or ID card" and the picture shows a Thai ID card (artwork ).

2) 9x% (?) of all farangs are tourists and travel with passports. They simply didn't think about "expats".

Sure they will accept a Thai DL.

Edited December 22, 2015 by KhunBENQ

[uptoyoumyfriend]

I have actually travelled with thai drivers license only- domestic of course.

[uptoyoumyfriend]

I have actually travelled with thai drivers license only- domestic of course.

[Colabamumbai]

Can you still get to the first terminal by foot to access taxi's on the street over the footbridge? or will you be forced to wait in a que for an airport Taxi.?

[Naroge]

Can you still get to the first terminal by foot to access taxi's on the street over the footbridge? or will you be forced to wait in a que for an airport Taxi.?

Yes you can. An easy one or two minutes walk.

[Colabamumbai]

Can you still get to the first terminal by foot to access taxi's on the street over the footbridge? or will you be forced to wait in a que for an airport Taxi.?

Yes you can. An easy one or two minutes walk.

Thank you for your help.

[MJCM]

Found this about Domestic Flights and Terminal 2

Air Asia domestic check-in will be at rows 9 and 10; R Airlines and Orient Thai at row 11; Thai Lion Air at row 11 and 12; Thai Smile at row 12; and Nok Air at rows 14 and 15.

Terminal 1 will continue to serve international flights.

International check-in will remain at Terminal 1.

http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/12/24/check-it-don-mueang-moves-domestic-check-counters-terminal-2

And Air Asia updated it's website

http://www.airasia.com/th/en/at-the-airport/airports-and-terminals.page

Edited December 24, 2015 by MJCM

[KhunBENQ]

Still picture from a Thai language video, AirAsia check-in row 9, quite busy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE049yBwBLo?t=0

In the video: check-in staff with "funny reindeer horns" !

TV Channel 3, showing a stream of people wandering from T1 to T2.

Asking at the information counter at T1, shown the way to T2.

AirAsia check-in very crowded.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akeArmnGy6Y?t=0

Edited December 24, 2015 by KhunBENQ

[KhunBENQ]

Looks like this thread could be closed after this news thread appeared?

A Look Inside The New Domestic Terminal at Don Mueang (Photos)

Edited December 24, 2015 by KhunBENQ

[kingalfred]

And terminal 2 is next to terminal 1 ? Is it roadside in the direction back to Bangkok as it were?

[blackcab]

Next to as in just a few meters away. As you drive up to T1, to get to T2 keep driving forward on the same road a few meters more.

[wooloomooloo]

Am I being too optimistic that there will be less of the bussing it to and from the flight with AirAsia at DMK?

Thai AirAsia are great but the bus does annoy the heck out of me. Not their fault, though.

[coops]

Am I being too optimistic that there will be less of the bussing it to and from the flight with AirAsia at DMK?

Thai AirAsia are great but the bus does annoy the heck out of me. Not their fault, though.

it is entirely Air Asia's fault/choice, or it used to be.... They save money by not using the air bridges.

Hopefully Nok air won't have to use any buses now they've moved to Term 2 (some of their flights would occasionally have to board onto buses out to the plane)

Edited December 30, 2015 by coops

[Jip99]

Am I being too optimistic that there will be less of the bussing it to and from the flight with AirAsia at DMK?

Thai AirAsia are great but the bus does annoy the heck out of me. Not their fault, though.

it is entirely Air Asia's fault/choice, or it used to be.... They save money by not using the air bridges.

Hopefully Nok air won't have to use any buses now they've moved to Term 2 (some of their flights would occasionally have to board onto buses out to the plane)

I would like to see them try and use an air bridge for the Buriram flight!

[Colabamumbai]

Airlines have to be moving all the time to make money...

[coops]

Am I being too optimistic that there will be less of the bussing it to and from the flight with AirAsia at DMK?

Thai AirAsia are great but the bus does annoy the heck out of me. Not their fault, though.

it is entirely Air Asia's fault/choice, or it used to be.... They save money by not using the air bridges.

Hopefully Nok air won't have to use any buses now they've moved to Term 2 (some of their flights would occasionally have to board onto buses out to the plane)

I would like to see them try and use an air bridge for the Buriram flight!

well, i did mean from Bangkok.... There's no air bridges at Nakhon Si Thammarat either ;-)

but, no buses... just a short walk from plane stairs to the terminal.

flyng to nakhon today... terminal 2 looks new... new floors... until you get through the security, then you go from new tile flooring to carpeting from the 1990's.. the ceilings look all freshly lit and new suspended ceiling... so maybe the carpets coming up later... not sure it can be removed by now, mind you.

There's some warnings now after checking in a bag, to wait and ensure it is cleared... otherwise you name will be called - yup, the first A4 printed and sellotaped notices have already started appearing...