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Mourners drive flight traffic
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 19/10/2017
» Those coming to Bangkok to pay their final respects to the late King Bhumibol are creating an extra surge in passenger traffic.
Democracy puts limits on protests
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 24/09/2017
» Just over a decade ago, friends knew they had to go to either Sanam Luang or Siam Square to find me after work. I was not there selling goods on the pavements, but instead I was being the typical democratic-minded youth looking for fairness from the government that I had not voted for.
PAD may seek donations to pay damages
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 23/09/2017
» Core members of the now-defunct People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) are hopeful they will not have to hand over the full 552 million baht they have been court-ordered to pay for the group's protests in 2008 that led to the shutting down of the capital's two main airports.
BAC unveils Phuket catering facility
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 29/08/2017
» The landscape of the airline catering business at Phuket airport is undergoing a transformation with Bangkok Air Catering Co (BAC) breaking up a long-standing monopoly.
Scorned She-Devil takes a back seat
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 20/08/2017
» The phone number was not one I knew, but still I took the call. "This is immigration police … we'd like to make a time to see you." Would such a phone call initially have given you a chill down your spine as it did with me? I may live a life as chaste as Mother Teresa but I still feel a sudden surge of guilt.
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.
Queues at Don Mueang pick up speed
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 08/08/2017
» The wait at Don Mueang International Airport's foreign immigration line was around 30 minutes to an hour on Monday, after long queues leading to four- to five-hour waits on Saturday prompted outrage.
Turkish starts Istanbul-Phuket flights, seeks better slots
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 19/07/2017
» Phuket: Turkish Airlines is keen to ramp up its new Istanbul-Phuket flights to a daily basis from four flights a week.
Chiang Rai to see three new Chinese airlines
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 04/07/2017
» Three additional carriers, all focusing on ferrying Chinese tourists to Thailand, are set to descend on Chiang Rai airport this month.
Private jets' Phuket base wins permit
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 03/05/2017
» The long-pending plan to build Thailand's second dedicated private jet terminal and related facilities in Phuket is set for launch.