First commercial flights land at Suvarnabhumi airport
Bangkok's new airport opened for business Friday as a Thai Airways aircraft carrying 70 passengers touched down, the first commercial flight to land at Bangkok's new international aviation hub.
There was no reports of major glitches. Domestic flights start using the airport on Friday while the international ones officially on September 28.Thai Airways President Apinan Sumanaseni said, "there were no major disruptions or errors this morning. We've prepared for any emergency. Thai Airways along with Australian budget airline Jetstar began flights Friday at Suvarnabhumi. The only problem to happen on Friday, however, was a short hold-up at the check-in counters when boarding passes could not be printed, officials said. Bangkok Airways is expected to begin flights at Suvarnabhumi on September 21. The Nation
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