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Less than 48 hours after shutting down Bangkok's international airport, anti-government protesters have forced the closure of the Thai capital's domestic airfield. The occupation of Don Muang airport by 3,000 members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) in the early hours of Nov. 27 was an attempt to prevent government ministers from flying to the northern city of Chiang Mai to attend a cabinet meeting called by embattled Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat at his home...
...reclaimed wetlands-not the happiest location from a geomantic point of view. Fellow practitioner Mas is convinced that Suvarnabhumi's curved sections of roofing should be redesigned because they "look like waves when there shouldn't be water energy in that sector." But he believes the reopening of Don Muang, Thailand's long-serving facility north of the city, can bring relief not just by reducing flight load but because its terminal's rectangular shape makes for better energy collection. It's a proper gateway, in other words. So far, Suvarnabhumi has been more like a creaky door...
...Airport officials say the cracks pose no risk to planes landing or taking off. But repairing the taxiways means closing gates, adding to congestion at an airport already operating near capacity. One contingency plan: reopening Don Muang International Airport, the creaky terminal that Suvarnabhumi replaced, to regular domestic flights. It may be old, but at least it's stable...
...After much delay, Suvarnabhumi International Airport will go into operation this summer as a long-overdue replacement for the aging Don Muang airport. The new facility's express train will reduce journey times to the center of Bangkok to 15 minutes, but the biggest winner may be Pattaya, which is less than an hour away from Suvarnabhumi, compared to over two hours from Don Muang...
...Bangkok has its attractions, but if you're a frequent visitor to Thailand and have had your fill of the capital's shopping and traffic, chances are you'll be arriving at Don Muang airport with but one desire: to get to the coast as fast as possible. There's good news if your chosen resort is Hua Hin. After a three-year hiatus, commercial flights have resumed between Bangkok and the seaside sanctuary most favored by Thailand's royal family. With the train taking more than four hours-and the tiresome 200-km road trip lasting almost as long...