Elite Member

Moving domestic flights back to Don Muang and leaving international flights at Suvarnabhumi - the "Airport Over Troubled Water" - doesn't make any sense. I'm coming to Bangkok in February, and now thinking about how to fly from Washington DC to Cambodia and then taking the bus to Thailand.

P in Pattaya 

We already have an ultra-strong airport built by the US Navy 40 years ago - at U-tapao. It is three times bigger than Don Muang. But all the greedy politicians just refused to use it and just had to build a new airport on MUD in the "Nong" (which means lake), resulting in an unsafe and unusable airport.

May I propose: 1 - Move back to Don Muang;  2 - Renovate U-tapao (this will cost much, much less than repairing Suvarnabhumi).

Thai ways

Amazing Thailand is right. The Airports of Thailand (AOT) will probably  levy a tax on airlines to pay for the work and the airlines will be forced to pass on their costs to the passengers. Airline tickets to BKK will cost more and therefore fewer people will come here. Those that service the tourist industry will suffer and fewer Thais will be employed. The AOT's mistakes will cost innocent people their jobs. The AOT - who needs them? Put an airline led junta in charge of the repairs. Juntas are the go.

George from Narathiwat

It may be a very good idea to move the domestic carriers back to Don Muang Airport. As mentioned, only domestic flights with international connections will continue to use the new Suvarnabhumi Airport. But who decides which flight needs an international connection? I'm coming from Narathiwat and the only connection to Bangkok is by Air Asia. But to be honest, I'm not the only traveller from here who wants to catch a connecting flight. There are also businessmen from Malaysia who are using Narathiwat Airport because of its location near to the border. But maybe the objective is to catch only the big quantities of tourists and to make it easier to them.   

Feeling Safe in Bangkok

SAFETY FIRST! That is a wonderful rule. It applies NOT only to Suvarnabhumi Airport but to the whole Thai Kingdom as well.

Safety first: protect the Kingdom from that terrorist Thaksin Shinawatra and his gang of thugs. Hence the junta coup. The Thai people do feel a lot safer with PM Surayud's interim government while awaiting a constitution rewrite and a new elected government (hopefully with those bunch of Thai Rak Thai thugs gone to jail or in exile).

Old Dog

Close Suvarnabhumi to all airlines, re-open Don Muang to all, as was the case prior to Sept 28 2006. Then do a complete overhaul of Suvarnabhumi even if it takes one to two years. The overhaul should be done by highly qualified and experienced foreign engineering companies. Above all else, keep an extremely close watch for even a hint of corruption.

Thai in Atlanta, USA

Suvarnabhumi is a ticking TIME BOMB ready to explode! Remember the Concord that crashed in France a few years ago? No survivors. This shameful, substandard and unsafe airport must be shut down before a catastrophe happens.

The costs of never-ending repair and compensation for home-owners around the airport will be astronomical. Save money, use it for upgrading Don Muang.

Thug Sin and his gang's assets must be seized to pay for the damage they have done to the country. Bring all of them to face justice in the court. Jail is the proper place for them.

Reno

1 - Complete Runway resurfacing project at Don Muang Airport.

2 - On completion of the runway work at Don Muang, move all flights from Suvarnabhumi back to Don Muang. This will allow major repairs at Suvarna-bhumi to be completed and inspected, and receive a safety/operating certificate, in the least amount of time.

3. Upon completion of repairs at Suvarnabhumi, move international flights from Don Muang.

Michael

I think it would be a good idea to move some of the traffic back to Don Muang while the repairs are being done. At present, there is no alternative to handle all the new traffic at Suvarnabhumi since it opened. If the traffic was the same, then I would say move it all back to Don Muang, then tear up the taxi way/runway at Suvarnabhumi and do it right this time.