Yappofloyd

The shortage at DMK as you term it really has nothing to do with the number of taxis in BKK as there are still more than 90K officially registered taxis in BKK. (An estimated 15k unofficial marked taxis according to DLT). I personally never see a shortage in this city.

The limited number of taxis has more to do with the limited parking space (which is of course a general problem at DMK), as the taxis park in the old Cargo car park south of the old domestic terminal before using the internal road to head north to T1 and T2 usually in bunches of not more than 30-50. The parking space here is limited to only around 500-700 taxis at a time but often there are only a few hundred compared to the taxi parking space at BKK airport (located 2kms away near the Transport Centre) which normally has upwards of 3000-5000 taxis parked there. Also, most this know they can pick up a fare at dip level rather than going through the official AOT process.

As you rightly state, most BKK residents walk up to departures or walk out to Vihavadi rd either by the Amari pedestrian link (narrow stairs to street level so a hassle if you have large luggage) or at ground level near the family mart as tide explained. Personally, if peak time I'll use the Amari route and if non peak departure level. Peak time sometimes the exit, esp from T2, can take 10-15 mins to exit the airport as vehicles on Vihavadi are jammed up seeking the left turn into Chaeng Wattana rd thus blocking DMK vehicles exiting via the southern DMK airport exit( Gate 8? down b4 corporate operators at Gate 9).

Before, the 7km 3.8m high flood proof wall was built all around the airport in response to the 2011 floods it was much easier just to exit straight out to Vihavadi rd and grab a taxi.

Once we have the Airport Express and SRT Dark Line options in a few years it will be much easier for many pax.