Bangkok's old airport reopens to help ease congestion at new intl airport

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1. Wide shot of check-in terminal at Don Mueang International Airport 2. Passengers at check-in counter 3. Passengers putting bags into x-ray machine 4. Check-in counter electronic sign reading (English): Welcome to Don Mueang International Airport 5. Passengers passing through security check 6. Wide shot of passengers boarding at the gate 7. Wide shot of passengers showing their ticket to airline officer 8. Close-up of screen showing details of Thai Airways flight to Udon Ratchathani ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 9. Various of Thai airways planes on tarmac 10. Wide shot of Canadian passenger David Dreisinger waiting for his flight 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Dreisinger, Canadian passenger: "It's an inconvenience, but it went pretty well last evening when I came into Bangkok. I had about a 45-minute taxi ride from the new international airport to Don Mueang airport, to stay at my hotel. It was an extra bit of travel I didn't need after 20 hours on the airplane." FILE AP Television News Bangkok, Thailand - 26 September 2006 12. Wide top shot of Suvarnabhumi Airport 13. Wide top shot of plane taxiing at Suvarnabhumi Airport FILE AP Television News Bangkok, Thailand - January 2007 14. Various shots of cracks at runway at Suvarnabhumi airport AP Television News Bangkok, Thailand - 24 March 2007 15. Wide shot of Pinit Saraithong, Director at Don Mueang International Airport 16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pinit Saraithong, Director at Don Mueang International Airport: "We designed Suvarnabhumi airport before we had the low-cost (airlines) and the numbers of low-cost passengers increased quickly which meant over crowding when we opened the Suvarnabhumi airport." 17. Wide shot of German tourists Inga and Connie Wenzel 18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Inga Wenzel, German tourist "This airport is nice because it's smaller than the new airport." 19. SOUNDBITE: (German) Connie Wenzel, German tourist "This hall is nicer and better and has a better overview. It's easier to find everything here." 20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ashley Phillips, British tourist: "I arrived here this morning by train, and I think the promotion is excellent. The Thai Airlines have been very efficient in providing me with my ticket and the airport looks very clean and pleasant so I look forward to taking my flight here this morning." 21. Various of mascots of Airports of Thailand welcoming passengers STORYLINE: Bangkok's old international airport, Don Mueang, reopened on Sunday to help ease congestion at the city's troubled new international terminal. The Don Mueang International Airport will handle 140 flights daily, including some Thai Airways domestic flights and all routes for domestic budget carriers Nok Air and One-Two-Go, according to airport officials. Disgruntled Canadian traveller, David Dreisinger, arrived from Canada at Suvarnabhumi airport after a longhaul flight, then had to make a 45-minute taxi ride to Don Mueang for his domestic flights. "It was an extra bit of travel I didn't need after 20 hours on the airplane", said Dreisinger. Bangkok's new 3.8 (b) billion dollars Suvarnabhumi Airport was to be Southeast Asia's leading air transportation hub. But it has been plagued by a host of widely publicised problems, including cracks in taxiways, a shortage of toilets, dozens of design flaws and a long list of corruption allegations. Pinit Saraithong, a director at the Don Mueang International airport, claimed the real reason for the reopening of the old airport terminal was the unexpected overcrowding of passengers brought about by low-budget airline travel. , a German who is visiting Chiang Mai said: Keyword- aircraft- aviation - airport You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/fde74e73c793cade17e12d845eb740ed Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork