The promised relocation of the public (metered) taxi queue at Bangkok’s new Suvarnabhumi airport has finally taken place. The taxi queue is now on level two, the same floor as arrivals, so now you can just head straight out the door once you exit customs to find the taxi queue. There’s no need to go down one level.

One thing to note is that the staff of the airport’s own "limo" service have stepped up their own high pressure tactics, and now wave small signs saying "Airport Taxi" in your face as you leave customs. Now, I’ve got nothing against this service, they have nice cars as well as vans, and if there are several of you traveling with a lot of luggage, they’re probably a better choice than regular taxis, most of which have tiny trunks, but I hate "in your face" tactics. It’s a horrible way to greet visitors to the country, but the airport management doesn’t seem to be able to stop it.

It’s perhaps also worth reminding you that the airport limo service isn’t a limo service, at least not in the way North Americans would interpret it. The service uses ordinary unmodified passenger sedans, vans and SUVs. None of them bear any resemblance to what an American would think of as a limo.