Showing posts with label Suvarnabhumi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suvarnabhumi. Show all posts

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Bangkok New Airport ,Thailand's Suvarnabhumi

Suvarnabhumi Bangkok New Airport

For most people coming through the new Bangkok airport for the first time, will see nothing that would be notable from any other new international airport that has been built in the last few years. Most new airports tend to be big box or tent like affairs, with little or no aesthetic appeal, and this one falls neatly into the pile of boring designs. Most of those who have been through the old Bangkok airport would prefer it to the new as it had a character all of its own. Wanting to keep the old airport is understandable as you know where everything is, like where you need to go to catch your favorite airline, as well as where and what the procedure is for getting your luggage, and the fastest way to get through customs and catch a taxi home, or to your favorite Bangkok Hotel, if you are a returning businessman or Thailand tourist.

If people have a problem with the new Bangkok airport it would be with the way that they have the taxi stand set up. In the past, you went out through the doors on the end of the customs area, past the money changers, then the limos, and out the doors and into the cue for a taxi. You would tell the expediters where you want to go to, and away you went, it was a very smooth and efficient process. The taxi stand at the new airport is downstairs and it is not marked, so the first time that you come through, you have to figure out that the price to get to town has not risen overnight to 800 baht, but that you are at the charter taxi stands, which are mainly there to fleece unsuspecting tourist I suspect. So, if you are reading this and you are going to be coming into Bangkok for the first time to the new airport, make note that you need to go down one level to catch the meter taxis from the baggage claims. When in Thailand always insist on the meter.

The good news is like a few of the best international cities in the world like Singapore, Chicago and San Francisco You will be able to get a mass transit train directly to the airport, this is suppose to happen soon and you can see the progress on your way into Bangkok as they extend the BTS line out. When this project is finished you will have access to the whole city, and you can get there quick regardless of the hour. On the last two trips from the airport to town, the fare all together was around 350 baht with the tolls and the airport taxi tax, a increase of 100 baht approximately, the time to a hotel on Suhkumvitt was just about the same, even though the distance increased.. If you are coming from or to Pattaya your travel time should decrease especially during the busy travel periods.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi airport in Thailand

New Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport

Most of the people for the new airport in Bangkok for the first time to see anything that could be distinguished from any other new international airport were built in just a few years ago. Most new airports tend to be big box or tent, business, with little or no aesthetic appeal, and this fits well into the pile of boring designs. Most of those who have been through the old airport in Bangkok preferthe new, because it had a character all its own. Wanting to keep the old airport is understandable, as you know, where everything is like when you go to capture your favorite airline, as well as where and what is the procedure to get your luggage and the quickest way through customs and to have a taxi home, or your favorite Hotel Bangkok, if you're a tourist or businessman to return to Thailand.

If people have a problem with the new airport in Bangkok, would beboth with how to set the taxi stand. In the past it was thought through the doors at the end of the customs area, as well as the exchange rate, then the sedans, and the gates and the starting point for a taxi. It seems that the dispatcher where to go, and off we went to was a very smooth and efficient process. The taxi rank at the new airport located on the ground and is not marked, the first time through, it turns out that the price has come to learnCity has not increased overnight to 800 baht, but the cab of the Charter, which are mainly there for unsuspecting tourists I think, stacks. So if you read this, and you get to Bangkok for the first time the new airport, note that you must go slowly, it is said a taxi meter from the luggage. When in Thailand always insist on the meter.

The good news is one of the best international cities in the world asSingapore, Chicago and San Francisco, the airport, you can get public transport directly to the train, which is likely to happen quickly and you can see the progress of Bangkok on the way to extend the line of BTS. If this project is complete you will have access to the entire city, and you can get there quickly, regardless of the hour. On the last two trips to the airport in the city, the fare was all together about 350 baht with the toll fee and taxis at the airport, an increaseabout 100 baht, it was time for a hotel on Suhkumvitt the same even if the distance is increased .. If you should come by or the duration of the trip to Pattaya in particular decline during the normal travel time.