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[zzaa09]

givenall, on 2009-07-23 13:32:56, said:

From the yellow and red shirt incident, how can anyone even trust that police do anything right for the benefit of the public? They are the biggest gang in Thailand

They get their marching orders from a hugher source.

[petedk]

mrtoad, on 2009-07-23 15:00:16, said:

Oberkommando, on 2009-07-23 14:54:38, said:

By Police admission, three 'mafia' groups control the airport.

So much more than just this show is needed unfortunately.

1) BIB  
2) Tourist Police
3) AOT

Think there might be a few more that I have missed.

Yes, you are right

Bangkok Post today:

Illegal taxis, guides win short reprieve

    Writer: AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK
    Published: 28/07/2009 at 12:00 AM
    Newspaper section: News

Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) is renewing its pledge to crack down on illegal tour guides and taxis operating at Suvarnabhumi airport.

Visoot Chanthana, director for transport management at Suvarnabhumi, said AoT would start cracking down on illegal tour guides and taxis from next month.

It initially planned to start getting tough on them this week.

AoT staff, together with officials from the Land Transport Department and local police, will be watching the passenger terminal around the clock, especially during peak hours when most flights land and take off.

Arrests would be made immediately if the guides and taxis were seen picking up arrivals at the airport, he said.

AoT chairman Piyaphan Champasut wants the illegal guides and taxis out because he feels they are a nuisance, Mr Visoot said.

These operators have gradually expanded their operations from the arrivals lounge on the second floor of the terminal to the first and fourth floors, he said.

Authorities have been armed with ne cessary information on the illegal operators and will review their suppression measures tomorrow.

There are more than 40 illegal taxis alone.

The AoT has been lenient in the past and earmarked a zone to allow the unauthorised operations. However, the zone was not taken seriously. So, the AoT has resolved to get rid of them, Mr Visoot said.

An AoT source said it was hard to stop the illegal operations because most of those involved were either related to or close to AoT staff.

Some illegal tour guides also claim to be representatives of tour companies and use temporary passes to pick up tourists from no-go zones. The temporary cards have now been revoked for tour companies.

A tour company source said AoT authorities were resorting to strict action only against tour company guides, not the illegal tour guides.

Even if the illegal guides are seen shouting between floors to draw the attention of passengers when the AoT inspectors are around, no action is taken, he said.

Illegal guides can also be seen in baggage claim areas. Without the help of AoT employees, no one could enter these restricted areas, the source said.

[TheWalkingMan]

petedk, on 2009-07-28 09:08:54, said:

...Illegal guides can also be seen in baggage claim areas. Without the help of AoT employees, no one could enter these restricted areas, the source said.

There you go.  This will never end.  Maybe put on hold for a bit, but the illegal guides are here to stay.


TheWalkingMan

[davejonesbkk]

Brilliant, dont you just love it....on the day the 'crackdown' is supposed to start they announce that it is being postponed for a month.

FAIL

[bdenner]

Interesting that this was posted at 07:08 AM

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Writer: AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK
Published: 28/07/2009 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News

Going by the context of the article it may prove that AoT are reading tea leaves, just forseeing into the future and hopeing it all goes away.

[Yoshitaka]

July 28 come and gone.
Nothing happened.
Business as usual.

[Artisi]

davejonesbkk, on 2009-07-28 11:13:43, said:

Brilliant, dont you just love it....on the day the 'crackdown' is supposed to start they announce that it is being postponed for a month.

FAIL

Of course it has to be delayed, everyone needs more time to synchronise their a_rse covering stories, we don't want anyone to lose face during the 'crackdown"

[astral]

It doesn't work in KLIA, why should it be effective in Bangkok??

[Crushdepth]

Its very nice of them to announce this so the taxi mafia file their leave forms.

[Serpico]

Thai cops can make anything happen around here. Snap their fingers and it gets done, pronto.
If they wanted a secure airport, it would happen.

[webfact]

There's honor among thieves....

[shotover]

It will also be interesting to see if there is a crackdown on taxis picking up passengers on the Departures level.

I often take taxis at the arrivals area because I don't like standing in line at the taxi stand in the arrival level. I always tip the driver at least an additional 50 baht, and feel better about them getting this money rather than others.

[seri thai]

shotover, on 2009-07-29 23:46:14, said:

It will also be interesting to see if there is a crackdown on taxis picking up passengers on the Departures level.

I often take taxis at the arrivals area because I don't like standing in line at the taxi stand in the arrival level. I always tip the driver at least an additional 50 baht, and feel better about them getting this money rather than others.

Has anyone from King Power (friends of Newin ) been arrested yet for the 16 billion baht they have been accused of stealing from the Thai government in the last 4 years?
Come one, come all I say  

[churchill]

AoT beefs up security at Suvarnabhumi
Baggage staff coming under closer scrutiny
Writer: AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK
Published: 31/07/2009 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: NewsAirports of Thailand Plc is stepping up security to curb thefts from passenger baggage at Suvarnabhumi airport.

AoT chairman Piyaphan Champasut said the board had expressed concern at a meeting yesterday about reports of thefts in the airport's luggage handling system.

Several passengers have complained that valuables packed inside their bags had disappeared. They discovered the thefts when they collected their baggage from carousels at the airport.
continued http://www.bangkokpo...at-city-airport

-- Bangkok Post 31/07/09

[sunholidaysun1]

On many occassions I have got the Free Shuttle Bus from the airport to the Taxi Rank, about 15 minute bus ride. When you get to the bus station , you cross the road to the 500 or so taxis waiting in the parking zone. You are met by a man who asks if you want a taxi , he then calls a taxi to you. A slip of paper is handed to the taxi driver, it is a 50bht surcharge,added to your fare.
Then the driver is told where you want to go but NO Meter is put on , they like to fix the price before you leave. Normally 1-200 bht more than it costs to get there on the meter .

I can speak a bit of Thai , refuse the 50 bht surcharge and demand the meter is put on. I have had to wait while 5 or 6 taxis leave the site until one will stop and put the meter on.
Stick to your guns and demand what you want , or they will screw you  !!

[Thai at Heart]

sunholidaysun1, on 2009-07-31 02:26:46, said:

On many occassions I have got the Free Shuttle Bus from the airport to the Taxi Rank, about 15 minute bus ride. When you get to the bus station , you cross the road to the 500 or so taxis waiting in the parking zone. You are met by a man who asks if you want a taxi , he then calls a taxi to you. A slip of paper is handed to the taxi driver, it is a 50bht surcharge,added to your fare.
Then the driver is told where you want to go but NO Meter is put on , they like to fix the price before you leave. Normally 1-200 bht more than it costs to get there on the meter .

I can speak a bit of Thai , refuse the 50 bht surcharge and demand the meter is put on. I have had to wait while 5 or 6 taxis leave the site until one will stop and put the meter on.
Stick to your guns and demand what you want , or they will screw you  !!

Sounds like they copied the system from the old Beijing airport.  0 out of 10 for originality, 0 out of 10 for efficiency, 0 out of 10 for practicality.

[Publicus]

ozzieovaseas, on 2009-07-23 13:53:06, said:

KIFKIF, on 2009-07-22 21:54:35, said:

I LOVE THAILAND ...

hehehe...gotta second that!

folks from home ask what i do to fill in the days...do you get bored...homesick...ect

Very hard to explain that simply being an observer of the daily amazing thailand soap opera is more entertaining then any circus act or comedy routine could ever be..

And the best thing is that the never ending material is replenished daily and delivered to our doorstep via wiseguys on thai visa....

LOS....land of stooges

    

Until recently I did ten years time in LOS so eventually the folk back home stopped asking. It's even harder to explain in my present locale PRChina . But we know Thailand is the spice of life that never stops burning the palate of our sensibilities. Some of you have been in LOS longer so your sense of humor and of the absurd is developed to an even finer state.

[Lancelot]

Funny story about a taxi I caught from old Don Muang airport.

Went up to Arrivals and saw an older driver waving me over so I approaced, he seemed ok and immediately agreed to use the meter. The cab wasn't new but the driver was trying so hard I felt a bit sorry for him and got in the rear passenger seat. I thought it strange that he started requesting me to sit up front and I refused-but I soon learned why As soon as we were on the expressway and gained speed the cab's ceiling liner came down around my ears. The air/con didn't work, so I was in a mobile sauna with a ceiling liner for a hat. The driver was a decent guy and jabbered away happily- probably trying to distract me from the cab's defects.

At first it pissed me off because in a sense I'd been conned (poor taxi condition) but I soon chilled out and saw the inherent humor in my situation. We exchanges a few jokes, I decided to part on a high note and I even gave him a small tip when I arrived at my destination.

Happy memory