Editing Suvarnabhumi Airport (section)

====Plans to re-open Don Mueang for domestic flights====
[[File:VTBS-Tower.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Airport traffic control tower (ATCT) at Suvarnabhumi Airport. At 132.2 meters, it is the world's third tallest ATC tower<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nilson |first=Peter |date=March 27, 2024 |title=The top 10 tallest ATC towers in the world |url=https://www.airport-technology.com/features/the-top-10-tallest-atc-towers-in-the-world/ |access-date=July 5, 2024 |website=Airport Technology}}</ref>]]
In January 2007, Thai Airways announced a plan to move some of its domestic operations back to [[Don Mueang International Airport]] due to overcrowding. Three days later, the Ministry of Transport recommended temporarily reopening Don Mueang while repair work on the runways at Suvarnabhumi proceeded. At that time, [[Thai Airways International|Thai Airways]] said it would shift most of its domestic flights back to Don Mueang while keeping flights with high international passenger connections such as [[Chiang Mai]] and [[Phuket Province|Phuket]] at Suvarnabhumi. On 28 March 2009, Thai Airways discontinued all domestic flights from Don Mueang. Bangkok Airways and [[One-Two-GO Airlines]] had similar plans, but Bangkok Airways remained at Suvarnabhumi. [[Thai AirAsia]] said it would not move unless it could shift both its international and domestic operations, prompting them to stay at Suvarnabhumi for the time being. [[Nok Air]] and [[PBair]] were undecided, but Nok Air later relocated all flights to Don Mueang, where they operate today.<ref>[http://nationmultimedia.com/2007/01/27/business/business_30025226.php Use Don Muang during repairs: 2 airlines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202185621/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/01/27/business/business_30025226.php |date=2 February 2007 }}, ''The Nation'', 27 January 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/01/31/headlines/headlines_30025577.php Move to use 2 airports gets mixed reception] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202025414/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/01/31/headlines/headlines_30025577.php |date=2 February 2007 }}, ''The Nation'', 31 January 2007.</ref> As of January 2010, only Nok Air and One-Two-GO operated domestic flights from Don Mueang Airport.  PBair have ceased operations altogether. One-Two-GO was integrated into [[Orient Thai Airlines]] in July 2010, but continued to operate from Don Mueang Airport until liquidation in 2018.
As of 1 October 2012, Air Asia has moved all of its Bangkok operations to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).<ref>[http://www.airasia.com/my/en/latestnews/bangkok-move-don-mueang-airport.page AirAsia moves to Don Mueang Airport (1 October 2012)], ''Air Asia'', 13 August 2012. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915122317/http://www.airasia.com/my/en/latestnews/bangkok-move-don-mueang-airport.page |date=15 September 2012 }}</ref>