Don Muang Airport in Thailand

Don Muang Airport in Thailand::


Don Muang's future remains up in the air

The bustling Bangkok International Airport is history today but authorities have no clear plan for its future, despite having had 44 years _ the time it's taken to create Suvarnabhumi _ to think of one. The 92-year-old airport known as Don Muang, the world's 18th busiest in terms of passenger traffic, for now will be relegated to ''general aviation'' uses such as chartered and VIP flights.

Don Muang airport calls it a day

People took photographs, spoke about the old days, and posted messages about a place they called home as Thailand bade farewell to Don Muang airport yesterday, 92 years after its commercial opening.