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New Thai Airways link between Don Muang & Suvarnabhumi

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Thai Airways today announced the launch of service between Bangkok’s Don Muang Airport and Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. Beginning April 30, passengers can fly six times daily from one side of Bangkok to the other in under an hour.

“Last year alone we had over 10,000 passengers who went to the wrong airport by mistake, only to discover that they were in danger of missing their flight,” said a THAI spokesperson. “Now they can simply fly to the correct one and make an easy connecting flight through the transit lounge.”

By checking into the intra-airport flights, passengers will have their baggage checked all the way through to their final destination, as well as have their place on their connecting flight secured.

Using small, propeller-driven ATR-72 planes, the intra-city flights will take off once every two hours from 6am to 6pm, and make the return trip one hour later. The actual flying time is about four minutes and 30 seconds.

The low-flying planes will also offer passengers exquisite but brief views of Bangkok’s most famous sights.

The introductory fare for a one-way trip is Bt499. However, with taxes and fuel surcharges, the actual price will be Bt7,980.
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chelsea wrote:......................The introductory fare for a one-way trip is Bt499. However, with taxes and fuel surcharges, the actual price will be Bt7,980.
Is this an early April fools joke, or the usual Thai misreporting? :shock:

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Its got to be an early april fools day joke.
7980 for a 4 minute flight
with check in etc its 10 times quicker to take a cab and 1/10th the price
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But but but, you get free cold coffee and 500 air miles!
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Other than the safety aspect of flying over BKK, I love the bit that says that over 10,000 people went to the wrong airport. It's a bit like going to Gatwick when you should be at Heathrow - or Orly instead of Charles de Gaulle.
I dunno, I've missed a flight once, but at least I left the correct country/city.
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lomuamart wrote:Other than the safety aspect of flying over BKK, I love the bit that says that over 10,000 people went to the wrong airport. It's a bit like going to Gatwick when you should be at Heathrow - or Orly instead of Charles de Gaulle.
I dunno, I've missed a flight once, but at least I left the correct country/city.

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I can't work it out, Nereus.
Another great word in the article is "danger".
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lomuamart wrote:I can't work it out, Nereus.
Another great word in the article is "danger".
Leave it until the morning, Lumo. Open the link and read the "about" tab. :cheers:

(and then move it to "foo")
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chelsea :laugh:

Give half that fee to any BKK taxi driver high on Yaba and they will do the transfer in well under 4 minutes. :wink:
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There are airports at Los Angeles and Orange County, physically about 30-40 miles apart, but a lot of people fly between them.
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Khundon1975 wrote:chelsea :laugh:

Give half that fee to any BKK taxi driver high on Yaba and they will do the transfer in well under 4 minutes. :wink:
Next article states they are going to employ Minivan drivers to get us there even quicker
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OK, I've got it - one year later!!
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lomuamart wrote:Other than the safety aspect of flying over BKK, I love the bit that says that over 10,000 people went to the wrong airport. It's a bit like going to Gatwick when you should be at Heathrow - or Orly instead of Charles de Gaulle.
I dunno, I've missed a flight once, but at least I left the correct country/city.
Here in Perth when Virgin Blue 1st flew from here on the domestic routes, it had to fly from the International terminal. It was clearly stated on the tickets and when you booked, but so many people kept missing their flights because they kept turning up at domestic instead of International. Is about 10-12kms between the terminals as well.
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