Suvarnabhumi Airport

  • Crime NewsBangkok airport police arrest Canadian woman for theft

    Bangkok airport police arrest Canadian woman for theft

    PHOTO: Pinterest.com Police at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport have arrested a 27 year old Canadian woman as she was about to board a flight with her husband. Heather Leslie Berg had been under surveillance following a number of thefts from baggage claim counters in the airport’s Arrivals area on August 27. After a check on CCTV cameras showed her taking luggage…

  • Bangkok NewsChinese passenger detained on suspicion of theft at Suvarnabhumi airport

    Chinese passenger detained on suspicion of theft at Suvarnabhumi airport

    PHOTO: Bangkok.com Police and security officials at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport arrested a Chinese woman earlier this morning on suspicion of theft. The woman had picked up a money-belt dropped by an Iranian passenger, but failed to hand it in. It’s understood the bag contained US$1,441 in cash and a mobile phone. The Iranian passenger reported his bag missing to airport…

  • Bangkok NewsMeeting planned between Central developer and AoT to resolve luxury outlet row

    Meeting planned between Central developer and AoT to resolve luxury outlet row

    PHOTO: Central Pattana Plc Central Pattana Plc (CPN) and Airports of Thailand (AoT) are being asked to sit down and thrash out their differences in a face to face meeting today. The meeting is being arranged by Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob, and comes in the wake of AoT expressing safety concerns over the location of the as yet unopened Central…

  • Bangkok NewsCentral Village developer vows to plough ahead with Suvarnabhumi opening

    Central Village developer vows to plough ahead with Suvarnabhumi opening

    PHOTO: Bangkok Post The developer of the luxury outlet near Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport is vowing to continue with the opening of Central Village as planned. Airports of Thailand (AoT) is blocking the entrance to the 5-billion-baht development, scheduled to open this Saturday. Central Pattana Plc (CPN) is petitioning the Administrative Court for an injunction against AoT, with CPN President Preecha…

  • Bangkok NewsThai architects not happy about plans to build second terminal at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport

    Thai architects not happy about plans to build second terminal at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport

    PHOTO: Shutterstock Thai PBS World reports that The Association of Siamese Architects (ASA) will deliver a letter of protest to PM Prayut Chan-o-cha over the Airports of Thailand’s (AOT) plan to build a second terminal at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport. A statement issued by the ASA and other related professional organisations, accuses the AOT of not following the 2010 cabinet…

  • Bangkok NewsThird runway for BKK Suvarnabhumi Airport

    Third runway for BKK Suvarnabhumi Airport

    The Thai cabinet yesterday approved the construction of a third runway at Suvarnabhumi International Airport as part of the country’s ambition to become the aviation hub of ASEAN. The 21.7 billion baht project will increase the combined capacity of Suvarnabhumi international airport’s runways to 94 arrivals and departures per hour from the current 64, said Lt-Gen Weerachon Sukonthapatipak, deputy government…