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TEST YOURSELF: Changes coming to airports

Problems remain at Bangkok's airports, but passenger charges are increasing.

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Heroin found in perfume bottles at airport

An American man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport after customs officials found 1.1 kilogrammes of heroin hidden inside perfume bottles.

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Srettha orders faster services at Suvarnabhumi

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin made a surprise visit to Suvarnahabhumi airport on Monday, and told officials to speed up immigration and baggage claim for travellers.

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Airport chaos as biometric system fails

Long queues formed at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday morning after the biometric blacklist system used by the Immigration Bureau broke down.

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Airports authority wants Suvarnabhumi in world's top 50

Airports of Thailand (AOT) aims to push Suvarnabhumi airport to rank among the world's 50 best airports within the next two years.

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Delayed flights cause congestion at Suvarnabhumi

The arrival of delayed flights was the cause of the long queues for incoming passengers at Suvarnabhumi airport early Monday morning, according to the Immigration Bureau.

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Smuggled animals cause chaos on Bangkok-Taipei flight

A baggage-screening worker at Suvarnabhumi airport has been suspended for failing to search a bag that turned out to be filled with smuggled animals, some of which got loose and caused chaos on a Bangkok-Taipei flight.

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New bus service connects airport to 500 hotels

Bua Airport Express is a new bus service connecting Suvarnabhumi airport to over 500 hotels in Bangkok, covering three routes across the city.

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Australian found dead at airport

An 82-year-old Australian man was found dead in the arriving passengers terminal at Suvarnabhumi international airport on Tuesday night.

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India displays diplomatic finesse

Sitting on the edge of the Indian Ocean's eastern shores in Suvarnabhumi's "Golden Peninsula", and looking out west towards the Indian sub-continent, one cannot help but be in awe and admiration of the Democratic Republic of India's rise as a world power and how it has played the art of…

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Uzbek man held in connection with Pattaya sex trade

An Uzbek man has been arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport on charges of luring his compatriots into the flesh trade in Pattaya while two Uzbek women involved managed to flee, according to police.

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Soft opening of Suvarnabhumi's SAT-1 terminal in Sept

A new satellite terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport, dubbed SAT-1, will be launched in a soft opening in September in a step toward major improvements in air passenger services, Airports of Thailand (AoT) director Kirati Kitmanawat said on Sunday.

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Analysing the push for sustainable jet fuel

Biodiesel, a mix of diesel and palm oil-derived methyl ester used by cars with internal combustion engines, as well as used cooking oil that previously was deemed useless are now vying to change the aviation industry. The two oils can be processed to make sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, a…

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Rare birds rescued at Suvarnabhumi

Twenty-five birds of rare species on an international conservation list were found in a suitcase destined for the Maldives at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday.

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Mongolians arrested for Suvarnabhumi thefts

Police have arrested three Mongolian men for allegedly stealing money from travellers' bags at Suvarnabhumi airport.

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43kg of heroin found in clothes shipment

Drug was found in Hong Kong-bound boxes searched by customs officials at Suvarnabhumi airport.

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AoT launches new plan to handle rise of passengers

Suvarnabhumi International Airport has announced new measures to handle the rise of incoming passengers as the number of arrivals at Bangkok's main international gateway jumped following China's decision to reopen its borders.

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Nepali man arrested at airport with 5.6kg of hashish

A Nepali man has been arrested with 5.6 kilogrammes of hashish smuggled from his country seized at Suvarnabhumi airport.

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3-airport high-speed rail link completion seen by 2029

The Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway, officially known as the High-Speed Rail Linking Three Airports Project, is in progress and expected to be completed by 2029, government deputy spokesperson Tipanan Sirichana said on Sunday.

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Bangkok airport girds for NY travellers

The number of outbound and inbound travellers passing through Suvarnabhumi airport is expected to surge to an average of 145,000 per day during the New Year period.

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Airport operator has wings

Airports of Thailand (AOT), the world's largest airport operator in terms of market capitalisation, has returned to the spotlight this year as the reopening of borders to tourists has led to skyrocketing passenger arrivals.

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Baggage handlers told to speed up

The Transport Ministry has ordered baggage-handling companies at Suvarnabhumi airport to speed up their services after receiving complaints from people who had to wait up to 90 minutes to collect their luggage.

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Airport opens 'Apec lane'

Suvarnabhumi airport has opened an exclusive "Apec Lane" for attendants of the Asia-Paciﬁc Economic Cooperation (Apec) 2022 meetings and summit.

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Airlines warn of likely delays

Thai Airways International and Thai Smile Airways have asked passengers to arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport earlier during this week's Apec summit in Bangkok.

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Grab enlisted to ease Suvarnabhumi airport taxi woes

Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) plans to work with the ride-hailing app Grab to solve the shortage of taxi services at both Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports.

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