AFTER lowering airline passenger growth forecast for this fiscal year to less than 1% due to global economic and geopolitical volatility, Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) expects this to edge up to 2% in 2027 while proceeding with airport expansion projects to accommodate long-term travel demand, PPTVHD36 said today (June 26). Ms. Paweena Jariyathitipong,
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Suvarnabhumi Airport confirms drone sightings nearby, investigation underway
SUVARNABHUMI Airport management confirmed this afternoon (Dec. 22) that unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) were sighted flying nearby in the wee hours of this morning with this being the second night in a row they were seen but they had not entered the flight path, Amarin TV said this evening. A meeting was held at
Read moreFormer Phuket Airport deputy chief held on graft charges
A FORMER deputy director of Phuket Airport was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport upon arrival from overseas on charges of corruption in mishandling garden decoration contracts for Thailand’s main airport worth 7.1 million baht, TV Channel 7 said today (Sep. 26). A National Anti-Corruption Commission and Immigration Bureau 2 team apprehended Mr. Manas (surname withheld),
Read moreRepairman dies while fixing Suvarnabhumi Airport lift
AN elevator at Suvarnabhumi airport fell on top a repairman while he was fixing an adjoining unit this afternoon (Aug. 13) killing him on the spot, TV Channel 7 said. The malfunctioning lift is located on the first floor of Concourse A building which is only used by officials and employees and it is
Read moreSuvarnabhumi adds more staff to prevent malfunction
AIRPORTS of Thailand (AOT) has rushed to add more staff to prevent malfunction at Suvarnabhumi Airport as ordered Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin with 200 additional officials joining the team manning the immigration counters from tomorrow, Matichon newspaper said late afternoon today (Feb. 18). Mr. Keerati Kijmanawat, AOT’s president, told Srettha that more officials were
Read more17 Indian star tortoises seized at Suvarnabhumi Airport
A THAI woman was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport at 2 a.m. yesterday (Nov. 2) while trying to smuggle 17 Indian star tortoises to Taiwan, Thai Rath newspaper and TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Phakphong Phathong, a forestry expert and head of the wildlife checkpoint at this airport, became suspicious after an X-ray of a
Read moreMajor airline employee held for sex with teen boy at airport
POLICE arrested an employee of a top airline based at Suvarnabhumi Airport on the charges of having sex with a 15-year-old teen boy at a bathroom within the airport, Amarin TV said this evening (Sep. 30). Pol. Lt. Col. Monchailuang Prasert, a Provincial Police Region 1 inspector, together with a team from Suvarnabhumi Airport
Read moreAustrian woman seriously injured after falling at Suvarnabhumi Airport
AN AUSTRIAN woman was rushed to the hospital after falling from the second floor of Suvarnabhumi Airport and hitting the forecourt bus station on the first floor last evening (June 19), Sanook.com said this morning. Pol. Lt. Col. Uthen Prabprim, an inspector at Suvarnabhumi Airport police station, quickly went to check upon being informed
Read moreTHAI’s shortage of shuttle buses left passengers waiting on plane for 2 hours
SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT clarified that passengers of two Thai Smile flights were left waiting for a shuttle bus on the airplane for a couple of hours last night (Jan. 2) because Thai Airways International, the airline’s parent company, has a shortage of both drivers and these vehicles, TV Channel 7 said today. The airport had
Read moreWoman who lived at Suvarnabhumi Airport for 2 months gets help
THE Thai version of the movie “The Terminal” played out in real life after a mysterious 28-year-old woman got help after living at Suvarnabhumi Airport for almost two months while waiting to be picked up by her mother, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 22). Ms. Paweena Hongsakul, chairman of the Paweena Foundation for Children and
Read moreSuvarnabhumi Airport intruder faces heavy punishment
AN ARMED motorcyclist high on drugs who intruded into Suvarnabhumi Airport at 11.50 a.m.yesterday and was captured at 12.03 p.m. faces heavy punishment with the maximum being death penalty or life imprisonment or 15-20 years in jail and a fine of 600,000-800,000 baht, Naewna newspaper quoted Mr. Kittipong Kittikachorn, the airport’s director, as saying today
Read moreSuvarnabhumi lively on the first day of cancellation of Test & Go scheme
SUVARNABHUMI Airport was bustling with tourists today (May 1) the first day of the cancellation of the Test & Go system with foreign tourists continuously entering the country but there was no congestion at any point with most passengers satisfied with the convenience offered, Matichon newspaper said. On hand to inspect the major change
Read moreOne fireman dead, others pull out as blaze approaches oil tank
THE battle to put out a massive fire at a foam and plastic pellet factory in King Kaew Soi 21, Samut Prakan province, intensified with firemen told to withdraw from the compound at 12.45 p.m. because the blaze was approaching an oil tank, Sanook.com said. At noon one firefighter died at the scene and three
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