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08-03-2007, 03:30
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I flew into Suvarnabhumi Airport from the states on Feb. 18, 2007, and departed from Suvarnabhumi Airport on March 5. It's a very nice, spacious airport. Make sure you stop at all your shops or get your food before going to your gate because there is nothing at the gate. While there I read a story in the Bangkok Post about the airport but there was no talk about it closing to international travel.
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09-03-2007, 02:00
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Any news on Air Asia?? If they move to DMK there is no way I can make my transfers in time. Also, if I have to change my tickets, is it fair I should pay for the change when they are ones moving airports??   Time to email AirAsia methinks
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10-03-2007, 06:28
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I just had this mailed to me from Lazy Vacation,
Don Muang To Re-Open on March 25 Bangkok's old airport is scheduled to reopen on March 25. The date for the reopening coincides with the beginning of the summer flight schedules, and is aimed at relieving the strain on five-month old Suvarnabhumi International Airport while parts are closed off for repairs. Don Muang will serve three budget airlines, One-To-Go Airlines, Nok Air and PB Air, alongside the domestic services of Thai Airways International (THAI). Don Muang will serve 77 flights a day: 25 Nok Air flights, eight of PB Air and 32 of THAI. The plan for Don Muang's future will be evaluated six months after the reopening.Transport Minister Theera Haocharoen said the combined use will enable Bangkok to serve up to 80 million air travelers annually, and the capacity would be suitable for the next ten years. Expansion plans for Suvarnabhumi would be postponed for the meanwhile, with repairs and maintenance enjoying first priority. The Minister has also ordered the speeding up of the Airport Link railway, which will connect Suvarnabhumi with the inner city. The exact flight numbers of those returning to the old airport will soon be announced.  Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has announced that for the first six months of its re-opening, expected around the end of March, Don Muang International Airport will serve only non-connecting domestic flights. The issue of returning to the old airport has been met with resistance from the Board of Airline Representatives, who protest the costliness of managing split operations. At present, no international flights will be moved back, and it is up to Airports of Thailand (AOT) to ensure that Suvarnabhumi International Airport continues to provide safe services while it is being repaired. According to the Transport Minister, Theera Haocharoen, the return of non-connecting domestic flights to Don Muang will reduce air traffic at Suvarnabhumi by 71 flights a day. The minister will propose the return for cabinet approval next week. He said that returning to Don Muang will be on voluntary decision by airlines. The possibility of returning international flights to Don Muang will be assessed later. This is based on its capacity to relieve the strain on Suvarnabhumi, while the latter undergoes major reconstruction and probable delays in expansion. Meanwhile, the interim Thai government has given its assurance that the airports issue is high on its list of national priorities. Two airlines permanently returning to the old airport are Nok Air and One-To-Go. Further details regarding airlines' decisions and the flights that will be affected are expected to be announced soon. 3 and a bit weeks to go and counting, cant wait now, THE HOOF
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12-03-2007, 22:58
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According to the latest issue of the Phuket post Nok Air will be moving its daily flights back to Don Muang from 24th March.
It offically reopens on the 25th March Air Asia and some Thai Airways flights will move back to there. I wonder what will happen with the Airport codes. When Suvarnabhumi first started to received flights, but before it offically opened its code was NBK. Then it took over Don Muangs' BKK. I bet it doesn't give it back.
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13-03-2007, 02:07
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Suvarnabhumi will be BKK and Don Muang becomes DMK.
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13-03-2007, 02:18
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Can you post a link to this please. I'm waiting on Air Asia to confirm whether they are using Don Muang from 25/3 or not. I can't see that info from the last two days editions.
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13-03-2007, 02:48
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Sorry I only have the Hard Copy of the paper. It is issue No 49. 10th March. Page 2 under National News. The bit about air asia exactly says "Thai Airways, Nok Air and Thai Air Asia all plan to move some or all of their domestic operations there."
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13-03-2007, 02:51
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OK pussywhipped, thanks very much 
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13-03-2007, 03:13
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Is it?? I still can't locate the piece online Its even more stressful knowing Im using them on 28th Mar and I have 3hrs to change airport 
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13-03-2007, 03:24
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Everything about this new/old airport has been stressful reading... It's annoying (more so for you) not being able to get definitive answers to seemingly simple questions.
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16-03-2007, 16:43
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Just to add a little here.
I got a phone call from my travel agents yesterday and they told me that my flight from Phuket to Bangkok had been changed. The time was still the same (as far as i am aware anyway) but instead of heading to the new airport i was going to DMK (the flight is with Thai Air). I have no connecting flight so for me this is no issue, but be careful when you book flights (if you have a connecting flight anyway) My flight was booked before all this so maybe this will cause some other board members some problems.... Maybe not but thought i'd mention this anyway.
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16-03-2007, 17:38
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Thai Airways new Schedule to Phuket
1 TG1203 D DMK HKT 0720 0840 0 25MAR07 --- AB6 1:20 2 TG 201 D BKK HKT 0800 0920 0 25MAR07 01MAY07 333 1:20 3 TG1205 D DMK HKT 1005 1125 0 25MAR07 --- AB6 1:20 4 TG1213 D DMK HKT 1140 1300 0 25MAR07 --- AB6 1:20 5 TG 213 24 BKK HKT 1405 1525 0 27MAR07 --- 333 1:20 6 TG 213 X24 BKK HKT 1405 1525 0 25MAR07 05MAY07 AB6 1:20 7 TG 217 X5 BKK HKT 1600 1720 0 25MAR07 --- 744 1:20 8 TG 217 5 BKK HKT 1600 1720 0 30MAR07 11MAY07 333 1:20 9 TG1215 D DMK HKT 1650 1810 0 25MAR07 --- AB6 1:20 10 TG 223 D BKK HKT 1820 1940 0 25MAR07 --- 744 1:20 11 TG1221 D DMK HKT 1930 2050 0 25MAR07 --- AB6 1:20 NOK AIR (DD) www.nokair.com out of Don Muang airport beginning on 25 March 2007. Nok Air’s airport office at Don Muang Airport will be located at the Domestic Terminal, with eight check-in counters, counter numbers 27 to 34. In addition, Nok Air will have four ticketing counters, two of which will be located by the Departure Terminal on the second floor, next to the entrance, one will be located next to the Departure Gate, and the fourth at the Arrival Terminal on the ground floor. On 25 March 2007, Nok Air’s first three flights will leave Don Muang airport at 6.00 am as follows: 1. Bangkok - Udon Thani, DD9200, dep 6.00 am, - 7.05 am. 2. Bangkok - Nakhon Si Tham, DD7804, dep 6.00 am, - 7.15 am. 3. Bangkok - Hat Yai, DD7102, dep 6.00 am, - 7.30 am. Although Nok Air will begin its full operations at Don Muang on 25 March, certain will be flights arriving at Don Muang during the evening of 24 March 2007, from various destinations, as follows: 1. Hat Yai – Bangkok, DD7113, dep is 7.10 pm, - 8.40 pm. 2. Hat Yai – Bangkok, DD7117, dep is 9.30 pm, - 11.00 pm. 3. Phuket – Bangkok, DD7515, dep is 6.20 pm, - 7.45 pm. 4. Phuket – Bangkok, DD7519, dep 8.45 pm, - 10.10 pm. 5. Nakhon Si Thamm – Bangkok, DD7815, dep is 10.20 pm, -11.35 pm. 6. Chiang Mai – Bangkok, DD8327, dep9.50 pm, - 11.00 pm. all Thai Air flights from Don Muang DMK FLT NO Operation Dep ARR Bangkok-Phuket TG1203 Daily 07:20 08:40 TG1205 Daily 10:05 11:25 TG1213 Daily 11:40 13:00 TG1215 Daily 16:50 18:10 TG1221 Daily 19:30 20:50 Phuket-Bangkok TG1204 Daily 09:25 10:50 TG1206 Daily 12:10 13:35 TG1214 Daily 13:45 15:10 TG1200 Daily 15:35 17:00 TG1216 Daily 19:00 20:25 TG1222 Daily 21:35 23:00 Bangkok-Chiang Mai TG1106 Daily 08:00 09:10 TG1114 Daily 10:40 11:50 TG1116 Daily 14:35 15:45 TG1120 Daily 16:10 17:20 TG1122 Daily 20:05 21:15 TG1124 Daily 22:10 23:20 Chiang Mai-Bangkok TG1107 Daily 09:55 11:05 TG1115 Daily 12:35 13:45 TG1117 Daily 16:30 17:40 TG1121 Daily 18:05 19:15 TG1123 Daily 11:00 23:10 Bangkok-Chiang Rai TG1132 Daily 11:55 13:15 TG1140 Daily 18:00 19:20 Chiang Rai-Bangkok TG1133 Daily 14:00 15:20 TG1141 Daily 20:05 21:20 Bangkok-Phitsanulok TG1160 Daily 06:05 07:00 TG1164 Daily 20:40 21:35 Phisanulok-Bangkok TG1161 Daily 07:40 08:25 TG1165 Daily 22:15 23:00 Bangkok-Khon Kaen TG1040 Daily 09:10 10:05 TG1044 Daily 13:50 14:45 TG1046 Daily 19:15 20:10 Khon Kaen-Bangkok TG1041 Daily 10:45 11:40 TG1045 Daily 15:25 16:20 TG1047 Daily 20:55 21:50 Bangkok-Ubon Ratchathani TG1020 Daily 06:00 07:05 TG1022 Daily 13:25 14:30 TG1030 Daily 17:05 18:10 Ubon Ratchathani-Bangkok TG1021 Daily 07:45 08:50 TG1023 Daily 15:10 16:15 TG1031 Daily 18:50 19:55 Bangkok-Udon Thani TG1002 Daily 06:15 07:20 TG1010 Daily 12:25 13:30 TG1014 Daily 20:20 21:25 Udon Thani-Bangkok TG1003 Daily 08:00 09:00 TG1011 Daily 14:10 15:10 TG1015 Daily 22:05 23:05 Bangkok-Hat Yai TG1231 Daily 06:05 07:35 TG1235 Daily 15:55 17:25 Hat Yai-Bangkok TG1232 Daily 08:20 09:50 TG1236 Daily 18:05 19:35 Bagnkok-Surat Thani TG1253 Daily 09:35 10:50 TG1273 Daily 17:05 18:20 Surat Thani-Bangkok TG1254 Daily 11:30 12:40 TG1274 Daily 19:00 20:10 Bangkok-Krabi TG1241 Daily 09:45 11:05 TG1245 Daily 14:45 16:05 Krabi-Bangkok TG1242 Daily 11:45 13:05 TG1246 Daily 16:50 18:10 Medium transfer time 3 1/2 hours between the two airports incl. baggage claim and checkin. more infos at http://www.suvarnabhumiairport.com Infos alle Airports in LoS in Engl.: http://www2.airportthai.co.th/[...]dex.asp?lang=en
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17-03-2007, 12:06
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Just walking through the markets and my phone rings... it was the travel agent.. They have moved my flight from Phuket to Bangkok on the 27/03 back to DMK and made the time a little later.... Finally got it sorted
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18-03-2007, 00:22
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This suc+s! Especialy if you would like to go to Chiang Mai or Chiang Rai when arriving in BKK.
To Phuket there are more connecting flights sceduled, so if you book, you will proberly be on the same flightnr!
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#54
18-03-2007, 02:59
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Well at least it has all been sorted now.
I was going to book an Air Asia flight to Udon as I thought they were moving to Don Muang and Thai Air were staying at Suk after origionaly saying they were moving flights to Udon to DM. So if no change now it looks like Thai air from Don Muang to Udon Thani. Unless I feel a bit tight and book Nok Air.
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18-03-2007, 16:58
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True, Both Thai air and Nokai will fly to Udon Thani from Don Muang. Have been checking this during the past few days for myself. For Air Asia, I don't know, but they are no option for me due to their schedule times. See also me thread on how to go from one airport to the other one. Too bad, but we can't do anything about it. For a flight in the 2nd half of May, Nokair charges about 3800 baht for a Nok Plus ticket and Thai Air is about 6300 baht.
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18-03-2007, 23:26
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on the website they show that they have flights from don muang and from suvarnabhumi to phuket.  One-Two-Go Airlines Last edited by witte13 : 18-03-2007 at 23:29.
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