Airport News - Asia / Pacific.Edited by Aram Gesar, edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, data, analysis and features, please go to: http://www.AirGuideOnline.com/order_formsubs.htm Sep 18, 2006 Bangkok Bangkok (băng`kŏk'), Thai Krung Thep, city (1990 pop. 8,538,610), capital of Thailand and of Bangkok prov., SW Thailand, on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand. Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi Airport failed critical luggage LUGGAGE. Such things as are carried by a traveller, generally for his personal accommodation; baggage. In England this word is generally used in the same sense that baggage is used in the United States. See Baggage. handling tests Thursday, flagging problems for the scheduled opening on Sept. 28. Twenty-two airlines participated in tests involving all 460 check-in counters handling 4,000 bags. Breakdowns related to integration of "passenger" data with the airport authority, resulting in problems with the luggage system, while some carriers did not give the authority relevant information. In addition, it became apparent that some staff had not been trained on the airport's systems, which are state-of-the-art compared to the old Don Muang Airport. Jaturongkapol Sodmanee, Suvarnabhumi's deputy director-IT, told the Bangkok Post The Bangkok Post is a broadsheet English-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok, Thailand. The first issue came out on August 1, 1946. It was four pages and cost 1 baht. that some of the problems "resulted from participating airlines." The Airport Authority of Thailand will repeat the tests in the coming weeks. Critics have voiced concerns about the airport's large size and lack of accessible public transport, with passengers required to board a shuttle shuttle: see loom. shuttle In the weaving of cloth, a spindle-shaped device used to carry the crosswise threads (weft) through the lengthwise threads (warp). Not all modern looms use a shuttle; shuttleless looms draw the weft from a nonmoving supply. bus to get to the taxi and bus terminal several km. away. Sep 11, 2006 Singapore Changi Singapore Changi Terminal 2 renovations have been completed. The upgrade includes new commercial areas in the arrival and departure halls, more natural lighting, an extensive curbside curb·side n. 1. The side of a pavement or street that is bordered by a curb. 2. A sidewalk. adj. Located, operating, or occurring at or along the sidewalk or curb: canopy, and 15 new retail and 10 new food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. outlets. The S$240 million ($152.2 million) renovation began in April 2003. Sep 14, 2006 |
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