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Dannie Boy wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:55 am But how did they cope pre Covid when visitors were at least double what they are now?
They didn't, the epic immigration queues have always been a problem when flying into Thailand, just more so during peak periods.
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But I don’t think they were twice as bad as they are now? I’ve always found it hit and miss - sometimes I’ve got through literally in 10 minutes other times over an hour but unless my memory is deceiving me, I’m sure I’ve had more quick ones than slow ones!!


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I’m sure I’ve had more quick ones than slow ones!!
Ah, but that was when you were still young! :P
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Nereus wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:08 pm
I’m sure I’ve had more quick ones than slow ones!!
Ah, but that was when you were still young! :P
That’s true - these days I need to make an appointment!!
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Dannie Boy wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:13 pm
Nereus wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:08 pm
I’m sure I’ve had more quick ones than slow ones!!
Ah, but that was when you were still young! :P
That’s true - these days I need to make an appointment!!
The problem with that is: by the time the appointment comes around, you have forgotten what it was for!
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I arrived in Suvarnabhumi at 5:45pm on Tuesday and after quickly walking the 800m to immigration control, there were no queues at all. I had enough time to catch the bus to Hua Hin at 6:30pm, which had about 10 people on it.
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BA to start flights from Gatwick to Bangkok in October

"The return of services to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur were also detailed, with flights restarting from Gatwick to the Thai capital in October and a daily service from Heathrow to Malaysia's capital commencing in November."

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Pity it will only be 3 times a week but it might help in keeping airfares in check - traditionally BA were always the cheapest of the three direct route operators between LHR and BKK (plus Thai and EVA), although I’m not a great fan of their service and many of their planes are very old.


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The flight to Bkk from Gatwick seems a downgrade from previous daily flights from LHR to Bkk. Instead, daily flights to KL will fly from LHR. Thats quite a change from before. I wonder what's behind that decision?
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A shame the Hua Hin - Kuala Lumpur flight ended.
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There are some cheap flights to London from KL in summer on Malaysian Airlines. Methinks Bangkok is pricing itself out of the market.
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caller wrote:The flight to Bkk from Gatwick seems a downgrade from previous daily flights from LHR to Bkk. Instead, daily flights to KL will fly from LHR. Thats quite a change from before. I wonder what's behind that decision?
This article suggests it’s due to profitability and that the LHR-BKK route wasn’t making sufficient profit pre-Covid days!!

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/ne ... 07041.html


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^ Didn't British Airways used to fly Gatwick-Bangkok in the past as well as from Heathrow?
I remember that some years ago I spent several hours in The Wetherspoons pub in Crawley while in transit back to Luxembourg and I think it was after a BA flight from Bangkok.
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This link provides a bit more information including the flight schedule and pricing - starting from £699 in economy but we’ll over £3k for BC

https://www.turningleftforless.com/brea ... d-bangkok/


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Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang set for $4.8bn expansion
The operator of Thailand's two main airports plans to spend about US$4.8 billion to more than double capacity by the end of the decade to cope with a surge in post-coronavirus-pandemic tourism.

In the biggest expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport since it opened in 2006 in Samut Prakan province, two new runways, a new terminal and the expansion of the existing passenger terminal will increase annual capacity to 135 million travellers from about 60 million now, Kerati Kijmanawat, president of the Airports of Thailand (AOT) Public Company Limited, said in an interview. The project will cost about 140 billion baht ($3.7 billion), he said.

A new international terminal to be built at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok and renovation of the existing building, at a cost of 36 billion baht, will lift capacity to 50 million passengers a year by 2030 from 30 million now, Mr Kerati said. The older Don Mueang mostly handles regional and budget carriers.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... rism-booms

But will they expand the number of immigration staff?

Naturally, the military want their cut ...
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... ay-link-in
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