Bangkok--26 Mar--Thai Airways
Today (26 March 2007) at 11.00 hrs., Don Mueang Airport, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited reported that over 8,000 passengers departed and arrived at Don Mueang Airport on THAI’s flights between 06.00 — 24.00 hrs. on 25 March 2007 and a satisfactory number of passengers traveling departure and arrival domestic flights used Don Mueang Airport during the morning.
Flg. Off. Apinan Sumanaseni, President of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, said that on the first day of the company’s passenger services of domestic flights at Don Mueang Airport on 25 March 2007 between 06.00 — 24.00 hrs., THAI operated a total number of 30 flights carrying a total of 8,212 passengers including 4,380 departure passengers and 3,832 arrival passengers.
There were 71 passengers traveling from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Don Mueang Airport for their connecting flights which THAI provided transfer.
Today, from 06.00 hrs. through until 09.35 hrs., THAI operated a total of 12 number of flights, out of which four arrival flights were carrying 419 passengers and eight departure flights were carrying 1,320 passengers. Therefore, it can be calculated that there are approximately 80 per cent of passengers using THAI’s services when compared to the number of overall seats available.
In addition, THAI opens THAI City Air Terminal, providing check-in service for passengers traveling from Don Mueang airport. The services include shuttle bus transportation between Lad Prao MRT Station — Don Mueang airport which passengers have to identify the boarding pass or traveling documents. The transportation, located at domestic arriving area, 1st floor, Don Mueang Airport, depart every 30 minutes until midnight.
For further information, passengers may contact call center at 0-2356-1111, 24 hours a day.