Suvarnabhumi Airport passengers advised to arrive 3 hours before departure

Passengers flying internationally out of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok are suggested to reach three hours earlier than departure as a consequence of potential delays brought on by renovations.

Getting by means of safety would possibly take a bit of longer for now because the departure terminal beneficial properties some snazzy new gear to ramp up safety efforts.

At present, an “automated return tray system” is being put in at safety checkpoints the place passengers have their carry-on baggage scanned for prohibited objects earlier than boarding.

The system implies that airport employees not should face the arduous activity of amassing the luggage trays and placing them again in place for oncoming passengers. As an alternative, the trays will go round routinely, like a ski elevate.

Airports of Thailand (AOT) mentioned this shall be extra handy for workers members and scale back overcrowding at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

As soon as the brand new system is in place, the capability from 3,000 passengers per hour to six,640, streamlining the passenger expertise.

Nonetheless, some safety checkpoints are closed whereas the gear is put in that means that issues should decelerate earlier than rushing up.

The next screening factors within the worldwide departure terminal embody…

• Zone 3 screening factors on the west aspect of the passenger terminal shall be closed from 12am on March 1 to 12am on March 29.
• Zone 3 screening factors within the terminal’s east aspect shall be closed from 12am on March 30 to 12am on April 26.
• Zone 2 screening factors on the west aspect shall be closed from 12am on April 27 to 12am on Could 24.
• Zone 2 screening factors on the east aspect shall be closed from 12am on Could 25 to 12am on June 2.
• Zone 1 screening factors shall be closed from 12am on June 22 to 12am on July 12.

Don’t fear, the airport says they’ve opened additional checkpoints in Zone 1 to serve passengers and deployed additional employees members to assist passengers and guarantee there are ample members of employees at passport management.

Suvarnabhumi Airport is on the way in which to changing into a “absolutely digital airport,” in response to AOT.

Thailand’s flag provider Thai Airways is at present trialling a brand new biometric check-in service at Suvarnabhumi Airport on their Bangkok – Singapore route, the place passengers can test in just by wanting into the digicam.

AOT hopes that bolstering facial recognition know-how will streamline the check-in course of and scale back ready instances.