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The Latest Breaking News from Suvarnabhumi airport

3 cops offered controversial VVIP service to Chinese visitor

A police captain from the Tourist Police Bureau and two traffic police sergeants were involved in providing a controversial VVIP service to a female Chinese visitor, rushing her through immigration and escorting her from Suvarnabhumi airport to Pattaya, according to senior police.

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'Police' charged thousands for VVIP motorcade

Police are looking into a Chinese tourist’s claim that she paid Thai police to obtain VVIP treatment on arriving at Suvarnabhumi airport, with immigration fast-tracked and a police motorcade provided to her hotel in Pattaya.

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Thailand 'top pick' for CNY holidays

Thailand is the world's No 1 most-searched travel destination ahead of Chinese New Year week, with Suvarnabhumi Airport expecting to see over 1.8 million incoming Chinese tourists on Jan 16-28.

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Country gets set for China arrivals

When the Department of Disease Control announced on New Year's Eve that Thailand would no longer impose Covid-19 screening measures on Chinese visitors, the move quickly stirred a heated public debate.

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Red carpet rolled out for first Chinese arrivals

Almost 300 Chinese passengers will land at Suvarnabhumi airport today, marking the first flight after China relaxes its travel rules.

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Bangkok airport girds for NY travellers

The number of outbound and inbound travellers passing through Suvarnabhumi airport is expected to surge to an average of 145,000 per day during the New Year period.

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Prayut to welcome 10 millionth arrival of 2022

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will be present at Suvarnabhumi airport on Saturday to welcome this year's 10 millionth visitor and mark a milestone in fulfilling the tourism target, according to a government source.

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Han So-hee displays her range on Netflix

Fans of K-dramas in Thailand crowded Suvarnabhumi airport recently to welcome South Korean star Han So-hee who came to attend the opening of Omega's "Her Time" exhibition at Parc Paragon last week.

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Grab enlisted to ease Suvarnabhumi airport taxi woes

Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) plans to work with the ride-hailing app Grab to solve the shortage of taxi services at both Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports.

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'Inspector Beagle' sniffs out bat meat from China

A sniffer dog of the Livestock Development Department found smoked bats being smuggled into Thailand from China in a passenger's bag at Suvarnabhumi airport.

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Operators worry over Suvarnabhumi airport congestion

Tourism operators have raised concerns over airport congestion, with heavy traffic already clogging Suvarnabhumi airport during busy hours this week.

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Operators fret over Suvarnabhumi airport congestion

SAMUT PRAKAN: As more inbound flights are scheduled for the high season, tourism operators have raised concerns over airport congestion, with heavy traffic already clogging Suvarnabhumi airport during busy hours this week.

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Immigration increases airport passenger handling capacity

The Immigration Bureau on Wednesday increased its capacity to handle passenger arrivals at Suvarnabhumi airport after complaints about lengthy delays on Sunday.

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Immigration increases passenger handling capacity at Suvarnabhumi airport

The Immigration Bureau on Wednesday increased its capacity to handle passenger arrivals at Suvarnabhumi airport after complaints about lengthy delays on Sunday.

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Suvarnabhumi airport's plan to lure back taxis

Taxi drivers at Suvarnabhumi airport are demanding the airport raise service fees and fares to lure back drivers to solve the problem of a taxi shortage.

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Bangkok airport appeals for more cabs

Authorities at Suvarnabhumi airport are urging more taxis to register as official airport transport, in a bid to ease a shortage that has led to complaints about long lines at the airport's taxi queue.

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Woman found living at Suvarnabhumi for 2 months

SAMUT PRAKAN: The Paveena Hongsakul Foundation has come to the assistance of a homeless woman found secretly living inside Suvarnabhumi airport for over two months.

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Myanmar beauty queen lands in Canada

A Myanmar beauty queen, who had spoken out against military rule in her country and became stranded at Suvarnabhumi airport, landed in Toronto on Wednesday.

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One of Thailand's most haunted places where 99 monks performed an exorcism

Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is built right on top of an ancient cemetery and there have been many ghostly sightings that have reportedly caused accidents and deaths

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Indian smuggler arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport with fox, pythons

An Indian man has been arrested at Thailand's main airport attempting to smuggle out a menagerie of live creatures including a white desert fox and a raccoon, officials said Wednesday.

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109 wild animals found in luggage at airport

Wildlife officials at Suvarnabhumi airport on Monday arrested two Indian women after 109 live wild animals were found in their baggage before they boarded a plane to India.

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109 live wild animals found in luggage at airport

Wildlife officials at Suvarnabhumi airport on Monday arrested two Indian women after 109 live wild animals were found in their baggage before they boarded a plane to India.

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Japanese sushi chain owner arrested for alleged fraud

Police arrested the owner of the Daruma Sushi restaurant chain at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday morning for alleged public fraud in the closure of its outlets and sale of discount vouchers.

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Four arrested, cocaine worth B51m seized at airports

In two separate cases, a South African man was arrested by customs officers at Phuket airport for allegedly smuggling 1.49 kilogrammes of cocaine worth 4.47 million baht, and three suspects arriving from Brazil were arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport after officers found 15.7 kilogrammes of cocaine with a street value of…

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Suvarnabhumi prepares more staff, counters to handle more travellers

SAMUT PRAKAN: Suvarnabhumi airport has made adjustments to cope with the sharp increase in passenger volumes, following the lifting of travel rules and Covid-19 restrictions as of June 1.

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