Bangkok Barry Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Does Don Mueang airport have a Fast Track immigration line for 70s and over, like Suvarnabhumi? If so, is it easy to find? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Let Mr google be your friend. VIP ok for over 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 But the problem is if you are 84 , accompanied by your 24 year old wife and having 3 children with you under 4 years old together with your 20 year old Mia Noi, would they still let you all together go through the VIP channel I wonder ? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 12 minutes ago, geoffbezoz said: But the problem is if you are 84 , accompanied by your 24 year old wife and having 3 children with you under 4 years old together with your 20 year old Mia Noi, would they still let you all together go through the VIP channel I wonder ? ???? Absolutely fantastic ...I needed cheering up this morning...and your post certainly did that....GB Yeh! PS...After posting my post I read yours again...and had another "belly laugh"...Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boriga Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 2 hours ago, malt25 said: Let Mr google be your friend. VIP ok for over 70's. Unfortunately Mr Google is not perfect. An AOT VIP service exists but when I tried to book it online for last week, about 10 days prior, I got an immediate email reply saying unfortunately they are fully booked at that time. When I dropped off the MIL at 6pm, the airport did not appear particularly busy. Maybe bad luck or that the service is very limited and needs booking months ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraynz Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 2 hours ago, geoffbezoz said: But the problem is if you are 84 , accompanied by your 24 year old wife and having 3 children with you under 4 years old together with your 20 year old Mia Noi, would they still let you all together go through the VIP channel I wonder ? ???? dream on....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamemjay Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Thanks for that. I have happily used the one at BKK but was not aware of the DMK facility. Incidentally, this is for departures, but does a similar facility exist for incoming over 70's etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 2 hours ago, geoffbezoz said: But the problem is if you are 84 , accompanied by your 24 year old wife and having 3 children with you under 4 years old together with your 20 year old Mia Noi, would they still let you all together go through the VIP channel I wonder ? ???? That's for someone else to discover ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proboscis Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 6 hours ago, boriga said: Unfortunately Mr Google is not perfect. An AOT VIP service exists but when I tried to book it online for last week, about 10 days prior, I got an immediate email reply saying unfortunately they are fully booked at that time. When I dropped off the MIL at 6pm, the airport did not appear particularly busy. Maybe bad luck or that the service is very limited and needs booking months ahead. Actually I understand that the AOT service is for real Thai VIPs and not for falang. So unless you can speak or write hi-so Thai, don't bother applying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 2 hours ago, geoffbezoz said: But the problem is if you are 84 , accompanied by your 24 year old wife and having 3 children with you under 4 years old together with your 20 year old Mia Noi, would they still let you all together go through the VIP channel I wonder ? ???? Thai family goes through Thai control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 12 minutes ago, Iamemjay said: Thanks for that. I have happily used the one at BKK but was not aware of the DMK facility. Incidentally, this is for departures, but does a similar facility exist for incoming over 70's etc? The graphic states Level 2 Arrivals, but why it only shows a VIP area on Concourse G I have no idea. That suggests it has nothing to do with Passport Control so I'm not really any clearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 24 minutes ago, Proboscis said: Actually I understand that the AOT service is for real Thai VIPs and not for falang. So unless you can speak or write hi-so Thai, don't bother applying. I'm not interested in AOT service, just passport control. Perhaps I didn't make myself entirely clear, although the thread header should have provided a clue. Sorry. Is there a Fast Track Passport Control for Business Class/Old Farts? Like there is at Swampy situated between the two passport control areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerostar Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I got off a flight at DM on Friday at the remotest end of the new terminal. I'm pretty fit for 74 but it was a long walk to the exit. I thought how is an 84 year old going to manage this without a wheel chair or a golf buggy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgMech Cowboy Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 4 hours ago, malt25 said: Let Mr google be your friend. VIP ok for over 70's. I haven't been to Don Mueang airport in ages, but this looks like swampy. Not very helpful either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 At DMK, if you arrive on an international flight and use the "fly-thru" facility of Air Asia, Nok Air or Thai Lion Air to a domestic destination, there are two Immigration desks solely for passengers using "fly-thru" behind the onward check-in desks. In my experience (a 75 year old), I never have to wait more than a couple of minutes to clear Immigration. It is a fantastic service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boriga Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Burma Bill said: At DMK, if you arrive on an international flight and use the "fly-thru" facility of Air Asia, Nok Air or Thai Lion Air to a domestic destination, there are two Immigration desks solely for passengers using "fly-thru" behind the onward check-in desks. In my experience (a 75 year old), I never have to wait more than a couple of minutes to clear Immigration. It is a fantastic service. We called Thai Lion Air and they said no service was available from them to assist elderly passengers check in and be escorted to their gate, the service you refer to is only to ensure passengers when in transit to another domestic flight, off an international flight, or vice versa, I imagine. As I mentioned above the service on arrival or departure for Fast Track service is theoretically available at DMK https://www.limousine.in.th/fast-track-immigration.html However in my limited experience at DMK it was fully booked when I tried to book it. I am not sure if that is normal or I was just unlucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagavulin1 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 6 hours ago, malt25 said: Let Mr google be your friend. VIP ok for over 70's. ? Is that not Suvanabhumi? Question was re Don Mueang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 6 hours ago, geoffbezoz said: But the problem is if you are 84 , accompanied by your 24 year old wife and having 3 children with you under 4 years old together with your 20 year old Mia Noi, would they still let you all together go through the VIP channel I wonder ? ???? Certainly – or some same-same but different line – when legally married, you should then allowed to use the line for Thai nationals only, which is normally (much) faster than a normal tourist-line; I will check the VIP-line next time I come to Don Mueang (not often, mainly Suwearnabhumi), and see if I'm allowed to bring both GF, and MN, and kid through it...???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 22 hours ago, dotpoom said: Absolutely fantastic ...I needed cheering up this morning...and your post certainly did that....GB Yeh! PS...After posting my post I read yours again...and had another "belly laugh"...Cheers. Was trying to remember the name of the old guy that kept popping into my head at reading your post. I should know his name because I met his brother a few times...the Dad in "Steptoe and Son"...was it Arthur Something or other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Wilfred Brambell played Albert Steptoe (the father) Harry H Corbett played the son (Harold) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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