Markus Weiss wrote:
> "Markku Gr=F6nroos" writes:
>
> > For instance? Or by taxi all the way. Bangkok Air pages suggested as one
> > option bus route 552 between On Nut train station and the airport. #551
> > drives on the expressway to the Victory monument.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Are these regular hardcore busses? At the old airport there were some
> more comfortable tourist busses on some routes, are there plans like
> that for the new airport as well?
I'm going to miss the Don Muen airport. Dilapidated it may have been,
but it had a character that was uniquely Thai--a casual, somewhat
disorganized, very human quality. And who can forget the smell of the
air when one got off the airplane at midnight--a combination of city
pollution, street food and sweat that was not offensive so much as
redolent of the city.
I recall going through security the last time I was there a few months
back. The guy at the security station seemed to be a bit overwhelmed
by the sudden influx of people--so he goes into a small office, shakes
a guy asleep on a cot who gets up (in uniform) grabs his hat, rubs his
eyes and takes his station to deal with the situation. My guess is that
you won't be seeing that at the new airport.
If you want sanitized efficiency, there's always the Osaka airport. You
could probably eat off the floors there without too much worry but it's
like spending time in an autoclave. Don Muen was MUCH better, because
it was much more human.
Liam
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