Last month, the new terminals of Samui Airport commenced service for all international flights, following the earlier phase on May 27th when domestic flights were all shifted to the new facility. The completion of all terminals makes the airport’s passengers area now four times bigger than the old terminals. The airport is now able to accommodate up to 16,000 passengers a day.
The official opening of the new-look airport will be in January next year.
The new 500-million-Baht Samui Airport’s terminal comprises four new domestic terminals and two international terminals with a total passenger area of 73,000 square meters. The Check-in area for all domestic and international flights is now at the main single check-in area, whereas the “meeting point” is designated for all arriving passengers as a common pick-up venue.
The development also includes a walking street, just adjacent to the passengers’ terminal, with boutique-style shops lining abreast. Further to this development plan, a construction of a 60-room boutique hotel is scheduled for early next year.
Inaugurated in 1989, Samui Airport went public last year after 17 years of a private ownership by Bangkok Airways. The property worth of over ten billion Baht, is now the island’s only gateway by air, serving direct flights from Bangkok, Phuket, U-Tapao, Chiang Mai, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Next year, the airport will see more arrivals from expanding regional connections by Bangkok Airways.
Source: etravelblackboard
September 17th, 2007
Hong Kong Airlines has recently launched the new route Hong Kong-Ho Chi Minh City-Hong Kong with three weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The two-and-a-half hour flights will depart Hong Kong at 9.30 a.m. and arrive at Tan Son Nhat Airport at 10:30 a.m. while the return flight leaves Ho Chi Minh City at 11:15 a.m. arriving at Hong Kong at 2.45 p.m. using a 165-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the route.
A representative of the carrier said one more weekly flight on Sundays would be added to the three weekly flights beginning on Sunday.
For further information, please check out its website on:
http://www.hkairlines.com
Source: VietnamNet
September 8th, 2007
A new attraction will be added to Cambodia’s famous World Heritage site Angkor Wat: a light & Sound extravaganza.
The grand show, dubbed “The Legend of Angkor Wat: When History Comes to Life“, will feature over 150 stage performers, a 12×30-metre waterscreen and a variety of special effects. Designed to give audience a more vivid picture of the past glory of the ancient Khmer Kingdom as well as the beliefs and lifestyles of its people, the show will take place daily from November 24 to January 20, 2008, on the lawns behind Angkor Wat (its east side).According to Bayon CM Organizer, a Cambodian-Thai joint venture that runs the show, there will be no use of explosives for special effects as that can harm the World Heritage site. The performance, both its content and operation, has reportedly been approved by Apsara Authority, the agency that oversees the protection and management of Angkor and other historical sites in Siem Reap. Tickets for the one-hour show are priced at US$ 60.00 and US$ 80.00 - the latter, if it’s not for the front-row seats, will include an international buffet dinner at 7pm, an hour before the show starts. Fo
r further details, visit this web site: http://www.angkorwatshow.com
September 7th, 2007
