Budget airline passengers will test new airport
Airports of Thailand Plc said today that five budget airlines have agreed to participate in tests of the overall systems at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi international airport on July 29, before its official opening about two months later, a senior official said Saturday.
Somchai Sawasdipol, director of Suvarnabhumi airport, said five low-cost airlines had agreed to join tests of the check-in system at both arrival and departure lounges. He indicated that his agency was also contacting Thai Airways International to participate in the test as well.
The government will hold a press conference on the plan to hold the test after meeting with the airport committee on June 19, he said.
Nok Air, one of five budget airlines which will participate in the test, plans to make a stopover at the new airport for its flight from Chiang Mai in the North to Hat Yai in the South, Mr. Somchai said.
Airports of Thailand also plans to conduct similar tests for international flights, including Hong Kong and Japan, in the near future so that they can be well prepared before the official opening of the new facility. (TNA)
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