enlarge Passengers check in for test flights from Suvarnabhumi International Airport. A total of six domestic airlines ran special flights to and from Chiang Mai and Phuket and the new airport yesterday to test the facilities.
'No measures to curb noise from airport'
A top ear and hearing expert has expressed concerns about noise pollution around the new Suvarnabhumi Airport, saying the government has taken no measures to deal with it.
PM applauds success of symbolic flight
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra joined the crowds in applauding the successful touchdown of the first commercial flight to Suvarnabhumi Airport when Thai Airways International (THAI)'s jet landed at the new airport yesterday morning.
Queen's surgery
Her Majesty the Queen will receive further laser surgery today to reinforce the lens in her right eye, the Royal Household Bureau announced yesterday.