Fun report! It looks like a lot has changed at Don Muang in the few days since I was last there (April 1). Then, the only people wearing masks were the people who collected health forms at the gate (no "full inspection" then), plus the occasional Asian tourist.

I know it might be painful to travel without earning/burning miles, points, etc, but all the masks and such on TG makes me think I'd have to favor an alternative means of first-class transportation: the sleeper train! Cheaper than TG Y but slower, though I suppose I've got to sleep at some point anyway. Plus, more "local culture," no paying for the taxi to the airport, and no waiting for the baggage claim.

As for the dirty exteriors, that reminds me of the guys I saw cleaning the underbelly of a TG 747-400 the other day. No fewer than ten guys spent quite a while scrubbing away with rags on long sticks, which they occasionally dipped in a bucket of water. I wonder if that procedure is in Boeing's 747 manual?



[This message has been edited by danang (edited 04-05-2003).]