reader Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 From Pattayaone / Bangkok Post Public bus systems for all 29 airports across Thailand will be established next year, says Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith. Various parties which will be involved in the move signed an agreement yesterday. They include the Department of Airports, the Department of Land Transport, the Department of Highways and the Department of Rural Roads. According to Mr Arkhom, the new bus systems will be based on public bus services currently running at Khon Kaen airport. The Khon Kaen city buses, in service since February last year, connect the province’s airport to its metropolitan area. Khon Kaen airport’s bus system uses air-conditioned NGV buses, and feature free Wi-Fi services and GPS tracking systems to track the vehicles’ proximity to stations. Khon Kaen airport’s buses are also easily accessible by the disabled and elderly. “The most basic mode of transport that we can provide now is public bus services,” Mr Arkhom said. “Once a proper foundation for these systems has been established, we can then look towards connecting railways to airports too.” DOA director-general Darun Sangchai wants to see new bus systems established at larger airports, namely in Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, and Surat Thani. http://pattayaone.news/en/planned-major-airport-bus-roll/ ChristianPFC 1 Quote
vinapu Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 I'm surprised they don't have it already, after all infrastructure ie. roads are already there. I understand connecting by rail takes time and investmnet but by bus? Just buy them , give them number and heavily advertise in the beginning and off it goes. Only problem will be pacifying taxi mafia but it should not be big problem in military ruled state or is it exactly because of that ? Quote
reader Posted August 30, 2017 Author Posted August 30, 2017 I'm surprised they don't have it already... Just buy them , give them number and heavily advertise in the beginning and off it goes. One would think so but, like in so many cases, TIT. Don't hold your breath. From Thai PBS BMTA scraps bid for NGV bus fleet due to no-show of any bidders August 24, 2017 Bangkok Mass Transit Authority, the only operator of city bus service, decided to scrap the bid to find a supplier for 489 NGV buses after no representatives of the three companies earlier showed interest to join the bid failed to show up to submit their bids for the deal on Thursday – the closing date for bid submission. BMTA board chairman Natthachart Charuchinda said it was necessary for the board to cancel the bid because none of the three companies namely Bestlin Group, Thai Technology and Development Company and JVCC Chor Thavee Joint Venture showed up within the 11 am deadline for the bid submission. He said authorities concerned would review the TOR and the median price of the bus fleet which used the bidding price offered by Bestlin Group that enabled the company to win the contract in the last bid. He added that the process would take about two months after which a new would be staged. An informed source said that the 3,387 median price was too low, making it impossible for any potential suppliers to deliver the bus fleet as required. http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/bmta-scraps-bid-ngv-bus-fleet-due-no-show-bidders/ Quote
ChristianPFC Posted August 31, 2017 Posted August 31, 2017 They include the Department of Airports, the Department of Land Transport, the Department of Highways and the Department of Rural Roads. They will need years to figure out who gets which part of the pie. reader 1 Quote
