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Suvarnabhumi can shine again
Editorial, Published on 10/03/2024
» When it was opened to the public in 2006, Suvarnabhumi Airport reflected the mood and aspirations of the entire nation. The airport's main terminal -- a sprawling glass-and-steel structure that covered an area of about 500,000 square metres before its subsequent expansions -- was designed to look like a floating pavilion, its undulating canopy creating an illusion of space. The airport's design language is worlds apart from Don Mueang's, and the message to arriving passengers that Thailand, like its gleaming, brand-new airport, is open and ready to take a step into modernity was clear.
Military largesse
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/03/2024
» The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) on Monday agreed to hand over its 360-rai Kantarat golf course to the Airports of Thailand Plc so it can be developed as an extension of Don Mueang airport.
Under the weather
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/10/2023
» The collapse of a fabric roof at Indoor Stadium Huamark has stoked fears about the safety of operating in public buildings.
Political drama peaks
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/08/2023
» Political pundits and observers will have their eyes peeled as today's political events play out so that even a drama film pales in comparison.
Make Thailand safer
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/07/2023
» After a woman had her left leg mangled by one of Don Mueang Airport’s moving walkways on June 29, many travellers have been cautious about using such conveyors.
Safety first with public facilities
News, Editorial, Published on 02/07/2023
» Tragedy struck at Don Mueang Airport this week when a woman bound for Nakhon Si Thammarat ended up in a Bangkok hospital instead after her leg became caught in a moving walkway at the capital's low-cost carrier hub -- forcing an emergency amputation by rescue workers in full view of a shocked domestic terminal.
RTAF out of touch
Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/09/2022
» The plan to host a lavish inauguration ceremony for the new air force commander-in-chief, including a flyover this afternoon, shows poor judgement on the part of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF).
Nok Nok, who's there?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/08/2022
» The delayed evacuation of passengers on Nok Air Flight DD108 after a landing mishap in Chiang Rai's Mae Fah Luang airport shows serious errors of judgement from the emergency responders.
Review build standard
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/04/2022
» The government's ambition to turn Thailand into the region's aviation hub suffered a hit after a recently-built roof and walls at Don Mueang airport's new passenger hall collapsed after a fierce storm hit the city on Monday.
Diversify the duty-free ops
News, Editorial, Published on 06/04/2019
» Starting in September of next year, all duty-free shops at Suvarnabhumi airport will be owned and run by one company for a period of 10 years, if the Airports of Thailand (AoT) insists on going ahead with the monopolistic concession model that it has been using since 2006.