Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

Hi,

Photos from my visit to Jakarta seem to have been well received, so I thought you may be interested in some from Bangkok, which was also visited on the trip.

There was never long to wait for one of the local carriers to arrive – I was lucky to catch the Thai Air Asia 737s shortly before they were retired:-

HS-AAR by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

Thai International also provided a regular supply of 737s as well:-

HS-TDK by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

Bangkok Airways were colourful:-

HS-PGW by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

But the best of the local carriers was Orient Thai with their mixed fleet of 747s including -300 HS-UTN:-

HS-UTN by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

All of the regional airlines are represented in force at Bangkok – Jin Air from Korea sent a daily 737:-

HL7798 by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

Royal Brunei’s A.319 was somewhat smaller than the 777s they send to Heathrow:-

V8-RBR by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

Vietnam Airlines A.321s were regular visitors:-

VN-A347 by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

While the best of the local airlines was Lao Airlines with their MA-60s:-

RPDL-34172 by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

Plenty of aircraft from further afield as well including Mahan 747-300 EP-MNE:-

EP-MNE by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

And Transaero 747-200 VQ-BQH:-

VQ-BQH by IndiaEcho Photography, on Flickr

These photos were all taken from the roof of the Queen’s Garden Resort hotel. I hope I’m not contravening any forum policies by recommending this hotel – it isn’t luxurious by any means, but for only around £20 per night it is more than ok and if you book direct and tell them you wish to photograph aircraft they will open the roof for you, and pick you up from the airport when you arrive – more hotels should take such an enlightened view towards our hobby, and they are deserving of our support.

I hope the photos are of interest – over 100 more can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiaecho/

Regards,

Neil