SteveH

And they are going to upgrade the airport, hope they finish it before the 28th

DGS1244, on 2012-04-16 12:26:47, said:

Sounds like a lucky day for most of us, perhaps it was a good friday after all !

Went through yesterday for a 12.30 (luchtime) departure, they now have got people directing you from the line to the next available desk I was through there in less the 2 minutes, I actually got through quicker than my wife using her Thai passport, I was so impressed I had to comment to a senior officer sitting behind the desks, she thanked me for telling her.

My daughter went to Samui yesterday, the taxi's at the airport wanted 600 Bht to go to the hotel, 'maybe' 600 baht 5 times around the island would be reasonable, they walked out of the airport trying to get cheaper but some jerk followed them telling all the other drivers to charge 600 baht. They eventually went in to seven 11 and waited a bit, then got a taxi for 360 baht, still an outrageous price. Anyway my point is I don't suppose she will ever go to Samui again,(She and her freinds come to Thailand every year). She is a great user of Facebook so I imagine that she will post her experience on there, and elsewhere,don't this robbers in places like Samui and Phuket realise that they are slowly killing the goose that lays the goledn egg, if  Prime Mininster Yingluk wants to keep Thailand as a top tourist country she really should be looking at these criminals who are giving Thailand a bad name.

What about the every day swindles, like yesterday I went for a haircut, was written up (in Thai) 60 bht, but he charged me 80 bht. Is that the same as the Phuket scams etc. ?