Showing posts with label Don Mueang International Airport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Don Mueang International Airport. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Fly-Thru Services in Bangkok Don Muang International Airport by AirAsia


From 1 December 2013, a brand new Fly-Thru service will allow AirAsia passengers to check their bags through and collect them at their final destination when transiting through Bangkok Don Muang International Airport. Fly-Thru passengers will also be exempt from Don Muang’s airport tax.

Those who book Fly-Thru flights before 17 November 2013 can enjoy a promotional deal of up to 20% off for travel between 1 December 2013 and 29 March 2014.

“We are excited that Don Muang International Airport is expanding its capacity to facilitate transit options for passengers. We have prepared a CIQ area for transit passengers on the second floor of the arrival area, with facilities including security checks, visa-on-arrival counters and immigration counters,” said Flying Officer Chaturongkapon Sodmanee, General Manager of Don Muang International Airport. “With so much traffic into Indochina from Ho Chi Minh city and Yangon via Bangkok, there is much potential for Don Muang International Airport to become a travel and transit hub to Indochina and other destinations. Such services will certainly be an advantage for business and leisure travellers flying through Don Muang and we look forward to constantly making the transit an easier and more convenient process.”

Santisuk Klongchaiya, Thai AirAsia’s Director of Commercial, said, “We are very pleased to offer more convenience to our passengers who can now easily transit to AirAsia’s extensive network of 34 Fly-Thru routes via Bangkok. Apart from AirAsia’s low fares, travellers will be able to check in one time and pick up all their checked-in belongings at the final destination. Other benefits for Fly-Thru passengers who are travelling from one international destination to another international destination via Bangkok include being exempt from airport taxes in Don Muang Airport, being exempt from a Thai visa requirement, and being able to skip the immigration line in Bangkok.”



“The Fly-Thru service will benefit leisure travellers, business travellers, and also those who live in other cities in Thailand. Leisure travellers include passengers from China to Thailand’s beach destinations such as Krabi and Phuket while business travellers may find the Yangon-Siem Reap or Yangon-Ho Chi Minh city route a convenient option. From Thailand, people who are living in Krabi, Chiang Mai or Phuket will be able to conveniently reach international destinations with ease,” added Khun Santisuk.

Thai AirAsia’s most popular routes that people self connect to include Macau-Phuket, followed by Guangzhou-Phuket and Chongqing-Phuket.

International passengers who are transiting to a domestic destination in Thailand (Chiang Mai, Phuket or Krabi) will be required to go through an immigration line upon their arrival in Bangkok, which is their first port of entry into the country. Meanwhile, visa requirements for the final destination still apply and airport taxes are still applicable at the origin destination.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

AirAsia moves to Don Mueang Airport


AirAsia has moved all of its operations in Bangkok from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport. Don Mueang International Airport is Bangkok's old airport and was closed in 2006 following the opening of Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi Airport, before opening again after renovation on 24 March 2007. According to AirAsia they have moved because they are growing and in Don Mueang International Airport, there is more than enough space for our expansion plans of 48 Airbus A320s. But in fact, in 2012, to help ease congestion at Suvarnabhumi airport, the government of Thailand ordered all low-cost, chartered and non-connecting flights to relocate to Don Mueang International Airport.[1]

Air Asia began transferring its Airbus A320 fleet from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport on September 30th 2012.

AirAsia’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said:
“I am extremely happy with our move to Don Muang International Airport, which is probably Thailand’s biggest and first low cost airport. Operating out of low cost airports has always been something that we have been fighting long and hard for, and this is a first step towards a big change in the low-cost carrier industry in this region. Don Muang International Airport is fully ready to accommodate Thai AirAsia’s services and help them achieve the goals they have set. This is a perfect place for a low-cost airline to operate for many reasons. Less congestion and shorter taxi time will result in less fuel consumption and less delays.”[2]
Air Asia Cabin Crew
From October 2012, AirAsia cabin crew will welcome you from
Don Mueang Airport in your flights to/from Bangkok.
AirAsia has a page answering most common questions about their move. According to asiatraveltips.com[2],   AirAsia flights with flight codes FD, AK and QZ will operate over 160 flights per day from Don Muang International Airport catering to both domestic and international routes, connecting passengers to over 77 destinations across Thailand, Asia and Australia. All of AirAsia’s flight codes and schedules will remain unchanged by the move to Don Muang.

Don Mueang International Airport
Where is Don Mueang International Airport?
Image - AirAsia
The return of Thai AirAsia to Don Mueang International Airport is expected to be a boon for nearby businesses, especially three-star hotels, which could enjoy a windfall from foreign travellers connecting to flights at Bangkok's old airport.[3] In addition to Thai AirAsia, Don Mueang Airport serves Nok Air, Orient Thai and chartered flights, he said, adding that Don Mueang will become another connecting hub for the region. Don Mueang will handle at least 12 million passengers per year.[4]


Suphot Prakitjanuruk, general manager of the Amari Don Muang Airport Bangkok hotel, said the return of AirAsia to Don Mueang would bring more individual passengers to hotels. However, they will not help boost his occupancy rate much because the hotel has enjoyed a high rate of more than 90 per cent in the past few years.  
The hotel outlook next year will be brighter if more airlines choose to switch to Don Mueang. Amari spent almost Bt100 million on renovating facilities, from restaurants to a bridge to the terminal to welcome the full functioning of Terminal 1. Its room charge is about Bt1,500 without advanced booking. [3]
[1] - Don Mueang International Airport

[2] - AirAsia Moves to Don Muang Airport in Bangkok
[3] - Airport revival boon to hotels
[4] - Low-cost carriers start launching from Don Mueang