Taxi driver suspended from operating at Suvarnabhumi airport for overcharging passengers

A Suvarnabhumi airport’s taxi driver who overcharged passengers has been temporarily banned from operating at the airport, the Airports of Thailand reported on Friday.

The incident took place at about 6.30 pm at Suvarnabhumi international airport ON May 4. Four Thai passengers lodged a complaint with airport officials after a taxi driver, identified later as Mr Niwat Ruangkitchaya demanded 150 baht in fees instead of the normal charge of 50 baht from them on top of taxi fares claiming that his car was big and he had to carry their five luggages.

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Taxi driver praised for returning money to passenger

BANGKOK, 5 May 2016 (NNT) – Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport has granted a certificate for a taxi driver who has returned belongings left behind by a passenger, promoting the act as a role model for taxi drivers.

Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport has granted a certificate to Mr Pan Daochan, a taxi driver registered with the airport who has returned belongings of a passenger who left them behind on 2 May 2016.

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