News - Khet Don Mueang
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "2nd Ld: UN Head Opens Logistic Air Hub of Assistance for Myanmar at Bangkok Airport"] 2nd Ld: UN head opens logistic air hub of assistance for Myanmar at Bangkok airport BANGKOK, May 24 (Xinhua) - The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attended a ceremony at Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport Saturday to officially open a UN Staging Area (UNSA) here as a logistic air hub for coordinating flown-in international assistance to victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.
Text of report in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 22 May [Report by Supalak G Khundee: "UN accepts offer to use Don Mueang"] Relief supplies ready to leave The United Nations had accepted Thailand's offer to use Don Mueang airport as the staging centre for global relief to cyclone- hit Burma, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday.
By Boonsong Kositchotethana, Bangkok Post, Thailand Jun. 29--Uncertainty over whether Don Mueang airport would become Bangkok's second international airport is likely to linger at least until the end of the current government's term.
By Boonsong Kositchotethana, Bangkok Post, Thailand May 11--The reopening of Don Mueang airport in March is making a dent in the balance sheet of Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT), with a monthly loss of 70 million baht.
By Boonsong Kositchotethana, Bangkok Post, Thailand Mar. 30--Carriers are reaping a windfall from operating through the reopened Don Mueang airport as more passengers feel comfortable travelling through the old site.
