Okay, I haven’t written in a while, but I’ve been busy on an all new project. I’ll share that with you later. Last night (Sunday) I just got back from Phnom Penh (more on that later as well). Barring any last minute change of plans, this was probably my last trip out and back through Bangkok’s old Don Muang International Airport. My next trip should be through the new Suwannabum airport.

It's been almost 20 years since I first came to Thailand. I can’t say I remember much about that first trip. After nearly 24 hours of traveling, I barely had enough of my wits about me to get through immigration. I do remember that back then there was only one international terminal, and when I flew to Phuket a few days later, the domestic terminal didn’t have any jetways. You had to take a bus out to the plane.

A lot has changed since then, mostly for the better, but I have to admit that Don Muang was always pretty ugly as airports go. The new airport, which I’ve already seen, is certainly much more visually interesting than the old. The new airport officially opens on in the morning on 28 September. The last flight out of Don Muang will be at around 2:30 a.m. that morning. After that all hell breaks loose as they shift equipment from the old airport to Suwannabum.

Thai has already started some domestic flights out of the new airport, and Jet Star Asia has moved its entire schedule there as of 15 September. Bangkok Airways also starts limited service on the 21st. You can see some pictures of the new airport in our online gallery, and of course the travel guides will be completely updated as things progress at the new airport.