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Discarding TM6 no solution to airport queue woes
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 15/08/2017
» Authorities are wrong to suggest that their revised immigration cards and the plan to exempt Thai nationals from filling them in will address the long queues at overcrowded Thai airports, say industry experts.
Kobkarn backs keeping arrival cards
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 09/08/2017
» The hassle of filling in the Thai immigration cards, those rectangular white slips with blue text, is here to stay after all.
Phuket's airport final upgrade starts
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 01/11/2016
» Phuket International Airport is moving on with the final stage of its 5.14-billion-baht upgrade with the renovation of its old passenger terminal.
Airport set to double auto-gates
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 28/01/2015
» The immigration process at Suvarnabhumi airport is set to become speedier and less of a hassle for Thai passport holders from March, when the number of automated passport-screening gates will be doubled.
Autochannel active at Suvarnabhumi
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 12/04/2012
» The automatic passport screening system at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport went into operation yesterday without a snag, much to the rejoice of passengers for the speed and convenience it provides.
Songkran a stress test for airport
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 06/04/2012
» Crowded Suvarnabhumi Airport is bracing for a stress test during the long Songkran holidays beginning next week with almost 9,500 extra flights and 1.73 million more passengers.
Thai flyers get fast track
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 05/04/2012
» Come April 11, passing through immigration checkpoints at Suvarnabhumi Airport will be a breeze for Thai nationals as a new passport control system is up and running.
Airport complaints subside
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 22/03/2012
» The chaos at Suvarnabhumi airport has eased somewhat after relevant parties came out in full force to address the much-complained-about problems of long immigration queues.
Relief for immigration headaches at BKK?
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 15/03/2012
» Steps are being taken to provide at least short-term relief for the understaffed immigration force at Suvarnabhumi airport and address the root cause of the congestion woes that have been the subject of so many complaints.
Auto-gates no cure-all for long queues
News, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 13/03/2012
» An automatic passport screening system starts at Suvarnabhumi airport next month, which could help shorten delays at immigration.