Unofficial Bangkok (BKK & DMK) Airport thread
Sep 13, 2016, 7:44 am
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Well, I asked generically to try and keep the spirit of this informational thread going.
Might as well ask my specific question.
I will be flying from Mandalay to Phnom Pehn via DMK on Air Asia. I will not have a checked bag. Can I transit in Bangkok or do I have to go landside and through immigration? If I already checked in online and printed my boarding pass then can I bypass the giant check-in lines at DMK and go straight to security/immigration?
I've only used DMK as a transit point once, and that was years ago. Like OP, I usually just use the airport for cheap domestic flights.
Might as well ask my specific question.
I will be flying from Mandalay to Phnom Pehn via DMK on Air Asia. I will not have a checked bag. Can I transit in Bangkok or do I have to go landside and through immigration? If I already checked in online and printed my boarding pass then can I bypass the giant check-in lines at DMK and go straight to security/immigration?
I've only used DMK as a transit point once, and that was years ago. Like OP, I usually just use the airport for cheap domestic flights.
Sep 13, 2016, 8:14 am
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I will be flying from Mandalay to Phnom Pehn via DMK on Air Asia. I will not have a checked bag. Can I transit in Bangkok or do I have to go landside and through immigration? If I already checked in online and printed my boarding pass then can I bypass the giant check-in lines at DMK and go straight to security/immigration?
I will be flying from Mandalay to Phnom Pehn via DMK on Air Asia. I will not have a checked bag. Can I transit in Bangkok or do I have to go landside and through immigration? If I already checked in online and printed my boarding pass then can I bypass the giant check-in lines at DMK and go straight to security/immigration?
Air Asia does interline on some city pairs. I'm not sure if this service is limited to those customers, or to anyone transiting.
Perhaps you can report back on your experience!
Sep 13, 2016, 11:17 am
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I see Air Asia customers getting those in-transit stickers (to afix to their shirts) often and upon deplaning there is often staff members gathering those customers up. I would assume that this is to lead pax to their departure gate.
Air Asia does interline on some city pairs. I'm not sure if this service is limited to those customers, or to anyone transiting.
Perhaps you can report back on your experience!
Air Asia does interline on some city pairs. I'm not sure if this service is limited to those customers, or to anyone transiting.
Perhaps you can report back on your experience!
Sep 13, 2016, 9:50 pm
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AirAsia FlyThru
AirAsia Connecting Flights
Note the three different tabs: International to International, International to Domestic and Domestic to Domestic.
The DMK map on the link shows the process.
AirAsia Connecting Flights
Note the three different tabs: International to International, International to Domestic and Domestic to Domestic.
The DMK map on the link shows the process.
Last edited by transpac; Sep 14, 2016 at 12:00 am
Sep 15, 2016, 3:13 pm
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BKK hotel recommendation
Can anyone recommend a hotel close to BKK. I have a party of 6 travelling and will only need one night as we fly from Koh Samui to BKK and then the next morning will fly home - ICN - JFK.
So we are looking for something nice, close - preferably with a shuttle service.
Thank you in advance for your recommendations.
So we are looking for something nice, close - preferably with a shuttle service.
Thank you in advance for your recommendations.
Sep 15, 2016, 7:06 pm
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I've stayed at the Novetel a couple times. It's literally across the street from the airport. http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-6183...rt/index.shtml
Sep 16, 2016, 7:25 am
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If you are referring to shops airside before a departure, you will have no problems finding them open. There are a lot of departures at that time of night, including a whole bank of flights to Europe that go out about midnight.
Sep 26, 2016, 11:22 pm
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But chocolates and wine are way overpriced at BKK 
To QDDawg, I like the Novotel at BKK, but it is an expensive place.
Check booking.com, a plethora of 1/2k hotels hotels nearby with free minibus transportation (5 to 10 minutes drive)
I tried a few of them, never the same, could not recommend one above the others.
To QDDawg, I like the Novotel at BKK, but it is an expensive place.
Check booking.com, a plethora of 1/2k hotels hotels nearby with free minibus transportation (5 to 10 minutes drive)
I tried a few of them, never the same, could not recommend one above the others.
Last edited by tartempion; Sep 26, 2016 at 11:27 pm
Sep 28, 2016, 1:59 am
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