it's official.
It has been confirmed by everyone and their mother (though Thai Airways refuses to give out a phone number...) I am going to be leaving from the new airport...Suvarnbhumi Airport (pronounced: "sua-na-poom") on Friday evening. It opened this morning, and so far it seems to be going off without hiccup (they are obviously waiting for dme to have things start going wrong."
"Thousands of departing and arriving passengers christened Bangkok's new international airport as it officially opened Thursday with all commercial airlines transferring operations to the sleek new hub.
Flights stopped landing at the old, overcrowded Don Muang airport on Wednesday night. The full transfer of passenger flights from Don Muang to the airy, expansive Suvarnabhumi Airport was completed at 3 a.m. Thursday, more than four decades after the project was originally conceived in 1960.
Built on an area known as "Cobra Swamp," Suvarnabhumi was crippled by everything from corruption scandals and a deadly fire to the military coup that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Sept. 19.
Thaksin, who turned up the pressure to complete the airport - built in four and a half years, all during Thaksin's reign - heralded Suvarnabhumi as one of his administration's crowning achievements.
Surprisingly, the military takeover did not delay or significantly impact the airport's opening.
The military assigned 800 troops to the airport for 90 days to support the transfer and help with troubleshooting. Several army canine units were deployed at the passenger terminal to inspect suspicious packages.
Suvarnabhumi -a name conferred by the Thai king pronounced "sue-wanna-poom," which means "Golden Land" - is about 20 miles east of Bangkok in a 6 million-square-foot, H-shaped building.
The new airport is capable of handling 76 flights per hour and 45 million passengers per year.
Suvarnabhumi is constructed of steel, concrete and lots of glass that lets in natural light while keeping out the tropical heat. The oval-shaped concourse corridors are roofed by glass and white fabric panels.
A 17-mile rail link under construction will connect the airport with mass transit trains in central Bangkok and is scheduled for completion in November 2007." -Washington Post
Few comments. Build on Cobra Swamp? Are you kidding me?
The article says it is 20 miles west of the city. Normally, this cwould mean about 30 minutes travel time. Though this is quite deceiving, as it is really over and hour and a half out of the city, making the new traffic problems soar. I can't wait.
A 17 mile link? Good planning. Airport opens in September, link built in November. That will really help me. Thanks.
That's about it. Exams are done, packing started, reports written, and I have to go buy some more dollars, get my naisl and har done one last time for dirt cheap, and maybe even a massage.
In 24 hours, I will be on my way!
"Thousands of departing and arriving passengers christened Bangkok's new international airport as it officially opened Thursday with all commercial airlines transferring operations to the sleek new hub.
Flights stopped landing at the old, overcrowded Don Muang airport on Wednesday night. The full transfer of passenger flights from Don Muang to the airy, expansive Suvarnabhumi Airport was completed at 3 a.m. Thursday, more than four decades after the project was originally conceived in 1960.
Built on an area known as "Cobra Swamp," Suvarnabhumi was crippled by everything from corruption scandals and a deadly fire to the military coup that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Sept. 19.
Thaksin, who turned up the pressure to complete the airport - built in four and a half years, all during Thaksin's reign - heralded Suvarnabhumi as one of his administration's crowning achievements.
Surprisingly, the military takeover did not delay or significantly impact the airport's opening.
The military assigned 800 troops to the airport for 90 days to support the transfer and help with troubleshooting. Several army canine units were deployed at the passenger terminal to inspect suspicious packages.
Suvarnabhumi -a name conferred by the Thai king pronounced "sue-wanna-poom," which means "Golden Land" - is about 20 miles east of Bangkok in a 6 million-square-foot, H-shaped building.
The new airport is capable of handling 76 flights per hour and 45 million passengers per year.
Suvarnabhumi is constructed of steel, concrete and lots of glass that lets in natural light while keeping out the tropical heat. The oval-shaped concourse corridors are roofed by glass and white fabric panels.
A 17-mile rail link under construction will connect the airport with mass transit trains in central Bangkok and is scheduled for completion in November 2007." -Washington Post
Few comments. Build on Cobra Swamp? Are you kidding me?
The article says it is 20 miles west of the city. Normally, this cwould mean about 30 minutes travel time. Though this is quite deceiving, as it is really over and hour and a half out of the city, making the new traffic problems soar. I can't wait.
A 17 mile link? Good planning. Airport opens in September, link built in November. That will really help me. Thanks.
That's about it. Exams are done, packing started, reports written, and I have to go buy some more dollars, get my naisl and har done one last time for dirt cheap, and maybe even a massage.
In 24 hours, I will be on my way!
posted by isobella at 10:46 AM
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