Suvarnabhumi Airport

  • 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 NewsPlans to ease Arrivals congestion at Bangkok’s airports

    Plans to ease Arrivals congestion at Bangkok’s airports

    PHOTO: Bangkok.com The government has ordered an increase in the number of check-in counters and officials at Bangkok’s Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports from next month. It’s understood that the move is a result of severe overcrowding, as both airports struggle to cope with the growing number of tourists in need of visas on arrival. A government spokesperson says the…

  • 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…