PHOTOS: More long immigration queues at Don Mueang

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

 

 

[Goethe]

Airline schedules are published MONTHS in advance, so it is not too difficult to calculate how many passengers will be arriving on a given date. All the lame excuses advanced by those responsible fall flat in the face of this simple fact. 

The Ministry of Tourism wants to encourage more and more tourists to come to Thailand, but there seems to be no effort to promote co-ordination between the various departments -- or to provide the resources to fix the immigration backlog.

The latest claim that arriving passengers will be processed "in an hour" is still unacceptable -- and way longer than it takes in most neighbouring countries. 

 

 

[jobwolf]

No this is just for counting purposes. the new and comming Immigration card must be double checked.

[Sydebolle]

Singapore, overly organized Singapore, manages to get me from aircraft touch down to the shower of a downtown hotel in one hour ........ 

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, Goethe said:

Airline schedules are published MONTHS in advance, so it is not too difficult to calculate how many passengers will be arriving on a given date. All the lame excuses advanced by those responsible fall flat in the face of this simple fact. 

The Ministry of Tourism wants to encourage more and more tourists to come to Thailand, but there seems to be no effort to promote co-ordination between the various departments -- or to provide the resources to fix the immigration backlog.

The latest claim that arriving passengers will be processed "in an hour" is still unacceptable -- and way longer than it takes in most neighbouring countries. 

 

 

 

Indeed. I have never waited for more than a few minutes in any neighbouring country. Ever. In 30 years.

[JayBird]

I keep thinking of Munich and the less than thirty seconds to go through passport control.

[maingmoom]

I recently went out of and returned into Don Mueang. Parking, Leaving and returning all a nightmare. I have vowed never to use that airport again.

[csabo]

On 8/9/2017 at 0:28 PM, maingmoom said:

I recently went out of and returned into Don Mueang. Parking, Leaving and returning all a nightmare. I have vowed never to use that airport again.

I feel the same about Phuket and its a brand new terminal.