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Bangkok International Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is officially open. All domestic and international flights now arrive to and depart from the new airport.
Latest News: Don Muang airport re-opened on March 25th, 2007 for some domestic flights. Visit the Don Muang airport website for additional details.
The official hotel of Bangkok’s new Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel, opened September 1st in preparation for the official opening of the airport on September 28th.
Bangkok Airways announced it will take off at the Suvarnabhumi Airport from September 21st onwards – a week prior to the official opening of the mega airport on September 28th. This first phase of the Boutique Airline’s operation will include flights to and from Sukhothai, Chiang Mai, Samui, Jinghong (Xixuangbanna), and Shenzhen. For more information visit: Bangkok Airways.
One of the leading low-cost airlines, Jetstar Asia, is moving to the Suvarnahumi Airport on September 15th, 2006. Jetstar Asia will be the first foreign airline to use Suvarnabhumi Airport, flying from Singapore three times a day.
Why is Jetstar moving to the Suvarnabhumi airport ahead of other airlines?
Jetstar has elected to move to this brand new airport on 15th September 2006, to ensure a smooth transition ahead of other airlines. Suvarnabhumi Airport is the new international airport for Bangkok. All airlines must move to this new airport by 28th September 2006.
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited will begin operating domestic flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport on 3 routes, at a total of 5 flights, on the route Bangkok – Phitsanulok (3 flights), Bangkok – Ubon Ratchathani (1 flight), and Bangkok – Chiang Mai (1 flight), effective September 15th, 2006 onwards.
As the opening date for Bangkok's new airport nears, preparations are being finalised for one of the largest logistical operations in global aviation history moving millions of tonnes of aircraft and equipment from Don Muang to Suvarnabhumi within roughly 12 hours.
There have been a number of recent airport moves in the Asia-Pacific: Seoul, Hong Kong, Nagoya and Kuala Lumpur - but none involved the volume of equipment in an airport the size of Don Muang, believed to be the largest in the Asia-Pacific in terms of aircraft movement.
As the major user of Bangkok airport, Thai Airways International has spent years carefully planning the logistics, according to Kobchai Srivilas, senior executive vice-president for corporate planning and information technology services.
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