Suvarnabhumi International Airport
Thai airport officials linked to rhino trade
Mar 05, 2013 03:15 EST
Thai authorities said Tuesday they would seek arrest warrants for three police officers allegedly involved in trafficking rhino horn through Bangkok's main airport.
Malaysia rated most Muslim-friendly destination
Jan 16, 2013 05:41 EST
Malaysia has been rated the world's top Muslim-friendly holiday destination in a survey that listed Egypt, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Singapore as runners-up.
$1.4 mln of rhino horn seized in Thailand, Vietnam
Jan 07, 2013 05:20 EST
More than 27 kilos of rhino horn worth an estimated $1.4 million has been seized by airport officials in Thailand and Vietnam, official sources said on Monday.
Rhino horns worth $600,000 seized at Bangkok airport
Jan 07, 2013 03:52 EST
A Vietnamese man was arrested with rhino horn worth more than half a million dollars in his luggage at Bangkok's main airport, Thai officials said.
Global travel industry gears up for Muslim tourist boom
Jul 29, 2012 03:23 EDT
From halal spas to prayer rooms at airport terminals, the global tourism industry is gearing up for a projected boom in Muslim travel over the next decade, experts say.
AirAsia moving to Bangkok's number two airport
Jun 26, 2012 02:11 EDT
Low-cost carrier AirAsia will move all its Thai operations from Bangkok's main gateway Suvarnabhumi to the city's second biggest airport Don Mueang by October 1, the airline announced.
Bangkok's number two airport to reopen
Mar 05, 2012 03:15 EST
Bangkok's second largest airport will reopen this week after a more than four-month closure owing to the kingdom's worst floods in decades, an official said Monday.
Thailand boosts security after Bangkok blasts
Feb 16, 2012 00:49 EST
Thailand has stepped up security at embassies and tourist areas in response to a failed bomb plot in Bangkok by Iranian suspects targeting Israeli diplomats, officials said Thursday.
Iranian suspect held as blasts rattle Bangkok
Feb 14, 2012 15:27 EST
A suspected Iranian bomber had his legs blown off as he hurled a grenade at Thai police Tuesday, officials said, with Israel accusing Tehran of being behind the third attack in world capitals this week.
Blasts rattle Bangkok as Israel accuses Iran
Feb 14, 2012 11:24 EST
A string of blasts rattled the Thai capital Bangkok on Tuesday with Israel pointing the finger at arch-foe Iran, a day after bomb attacks targeted Israeli embassy staff in India and Georgia.
Police charge Lebanese as Bangkok ups security
Jan 16, 2012 07:48 EST
Thai police charged a Lebanese man suspected of planning an attack in Bangkok after they raided a property on Monday and discovered chemicals that could be used to make a bomb.
Thailand says Lebanese suspect arrested over security
Jan 13, 2012 04:04 EST
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities have arrested a Lebanese suspect after being warned by Israel of a possible attack in Bangkok, the deputy prime minister said on Friday, adding that police had stepped up security and he was confident the situation was under control.
Ever-resilient Thai tourism may bounce back after floods
Nov 18, 2011 02:28 EST
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's worst floods in 50 years have hit tourism at the start of the high season, but the country has recovered quickly in the recent past from all sorts of scourges and some tour operators are hopeful a recovery might start next month.
Western Bangkok warned floods may last until new year
Nov 16, 2011 09:47 EST
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Floodwater in parts of Thailand's capital, Bangkok, is receding after weeks of inundation but Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and water experts said residents in some western districts could still be suffering into next year.
Flood-weary residents lash out in Bangkok
Nov 14, 2011 08:55 EST
Angry residents in flooded Bangkok protested on Monday, briefly blocking a major highway as frustration mounted that parts of the Thai capital are suffering badly while the centre stays dry.
Thai confidence at 10-year low; floods hit more firms
Nov 10, 2011 13:48 EST
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai consumer confidence fell to a 10-year low in October because of flooding that has taken 533 lives and shut thousands of factories, with another industrial estate threatened on Thursday as water spread in the east of the capital, Bangkok.
Thai confidence at 10-year low; floods hit more firms
Nov 10, 2011 04:45 EST
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai consumer confidence fell to a 10-year low in October because of flooding that has taken 533 lives and shut thousands of factories, with another industrial estate threatened on Thursday as water spread in the east of the capital, Bangkok.
Bangkok subway at risk from advancing floods
Nov 04, 2011 04:49 EDT
Thailand's worst floods in half a century reached the edge of downtown Bangkok on Friday, threatening some underground rail stations and forcing the closure of a major shopping centre.
Bangkok's Don Muang airport to close due to floods
Oct 25, 2011 05:02 EDT
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Bangkok's Don Muang airport will temporarily halt operations from 5 p.m. (6 a.m. EDT) on Tuesday due to flooding in the area, its general manager, Kanpat Mangkalasiri, said on Tuesday.
Analysis: Budget airlines ride crest of Southeast Asia boom
Oct 21, 2011 04:12 EDT
BANGKOK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Five years after Southeast Asia's biggest airport by passenger capacity opened in Bangkok, hailed as the dawn of a new breed of Asian mega-airports, the sleek, wave-shaped passenger terminal is already running at over-capacity.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Suvarnabhumi Airport ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ (Sanskrit: Suvarṇa - Gold, Bhūmi - Land) | |||
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| IATA: BKK – ICAO: VTBS | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports of Thailand | ||
| Serves | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| Location | Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand | ||
| Hub for | Bangkok Airways Orient Thai Airlines PBair Thai AirAsia Thai Airways International | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 ft / 2 m | ||
| Coordinates | 13°40′52″N 100°44′50″E / 13.68111°N 100.74722°E | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 01R/19L | 4,000 | 13,123 | Asphalt |
| 01L/19R | 3,700 | 12,139 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
