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Six Ways to Prevent the Flu

24.08.2008

Six Ways to Prevent the Flu

With flu season rapidly approaching in many parts of the world, prevention is your best defense against the fever chills and cough that the virus can bring on. Try the following:

1.	Wash your hands, especially when you're out in public places, with hot water and soap. When you travel, it?s a good idea to carry alcohol towelettes with you.
2.	Get a flu shot. This is especially important for those over 65 years old, as well as anyone with a weakened immune or respiratory system, nursing home residents, and health care workers who have regular contact with patients. Pregnant women whose last two trimesters fall during flu season (generally November to April) might consider getting the shot as well.
3.	Take astragalus. This immune-enhacing herb can help to build resistance to both the flu and the common cold.
4.	Take a mushroom extract. Host Defense from New Chapter is a good choice, as it provides a combination of seven proven immune-boosting mushrooms.
5.	Get daily vitamins and antioxidants. Berries, tea and dark chocolate all provide natural antioxidants and Dr. Weil's Vitamin Advisor offers a complete daily multivitamin and antioxidant formula.
6.	Keep up on fluids. Staying hydrated keeps nasal passages moist, providing better natural defenses against viruses.

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iPhone Applications

19.08.2008

iPhone Applications

It is possible to buy an Apple iPhone, either the 4 GB or 8 GB from Pantip Plaza in Bangkok or Tuk Com in Pattaya where they can also unlock it for use in Thailand with any of the four mobile phone providers. The new 3G?iPhone will be available in Thailand soon. You need to reprogram it by having it unlocked for use with local telephone service available through AIS, True, Dtac and Hutch. As of August 18th only Hutch offers 3G service. You can use the 4 Gb or * GB on any service, but the 3G system phone can only be used on Hutch.

Press the Home button at any time to see your iPhone applications. Tap any application icon to get started.

The following applications are included with iPhone:

Phone:?: Make calls, with quick access to recent callers, favorites, and all your contacts. Or dial manually using the numeric keypad. Visual voicemail presents a list of your voicemail messages. Just tap to listen to any message you want, in any order you want.
Mail:?: iPhone works with MobileMe, Microsoft Exchange, and many of the most popular email systems?including Yahoo! Mail, Google email, and AOL?as well as most industry-standard POP3 and IMAP email systems. View PDFs and other attachments within Mail. Save attached photos and graphics to your Camera Roll album.
Safari:?: Browse any website over a cellular data network or over Wi-Fi. Rotate iPhone sideways for widescreen viewing. Double-tap to zoom in or out?Safari automatically fits the webpage column to the iPhone screen for easy reading. Sync bookmarks with Safari on your computer. Add Safari web clips to the Home screen for fast access to favorite websites. Save images from websites to your Photo Library.
iPod:?: Listen to your songs, audiobooks, and podcasts. Watch movies and video podcasts in widescreen. Set your own volume limit for listening comfort.
Text:?: Send and receive SMS text messages with anyone who has an SMS-capable phone. Conversations are saved in an iChat-like presentation, so you can see a history of messages you've sent and received.
Calendar:?: View your MobileMe, iCal, Microsoft Entourage, Microsoft Outlook, or Microsoft Exchange calendars. Enter events on iPhone and they get synced back to the calendar on your computer. Set alerts to remind you of events, appointments, and deadlines.
Photos:?: View photos and images transferred from your computer or saved on iPhone. View them in portrait or landscape mode. Zoom in on any photo for a closer look. Watch a slideshow. Email photos, add them to a MobileMe gallery, assign them to contacts, and use them as wallpaper.
Camera:?: Take two-megapixel photos and view them on iPhone, email them, or upload them to your computer. Take a friend's picture and set iPhone to display it when that person calls you.
YouTube:?: Play videos from YouTube's online collection.1 Search for any video, or browse featured, most viewed, most recently updated, and top-rated videos.
Stocks:?: Watch your favorite stocks, updated automatically from the Internet.
Maps:?: See a street map, satellite view, or hybrid view of locations around the world. Zoom in for a closer look. Find and track your current (approximate) location. Get detailed driving directions and see current highway traffic conditions. Find businesses in the area and call with a single tap.2
Weather:?: Get current weather conditions and a six-day forecast. Add your favorite cities for a quick weather report anytime.
Clock:?: View the time in cities around the world?create clocks for your favorites. Set one or more alarms. Use the stopwatch, or set a countdown timer.
Calculator:?: Add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Rotate iPhone sideways to use expanded scientific functions.
Notes:?: Jot notes on the go?reminders, grocery lists, brilliant ideas. Send them in email.
Settings:?: Set up accounts and adjust all iPhone settings in one convenient place. Set your ringtone, wallpaper, screen brightness, and settings for network, phone, mail, web, music, video, photos, and more. Set auto-lock and a passcode for security. Restrict access to explicit iTunes content and certain applications. Reset iPhone.
iTunes:?: Search the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store music catalog, or browse, preview, and purchase new releases, top-ten songs and albums, and more.1 In select Starbucks locations,3 find out what song is playing in the caf?, then buy it instantly. Browse, preview, and purchase other songs from featured Starbucks Collections.
App Store:?: Search the App Store for iPhone applications you can purchase or download using your Wi-Fi or cellular data network connection. Read or write your own reviews for your favorite apps. Download and install the application on your Home screen.

How to get rid of tracking cookies

19.08.2008

How to get rid of tracking cookies

If you want to clean out all tracking cookies from all your Web sites, here are links where you can download three programs that can clean out tracking cookies:

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Thailand Travel Notes

07.08.2008

Thailand Travel Notes--Los Angeles Edition

August 2008, Vol. 4, No. 8

Notes from the Director
Table of Contents Travel, Hotels & Promotions -- TAT Goes Green -- Releasing Nemo at Phi Phi Island -- Elephant Hills Luxury Camp Thailand in the News -- Bangkok Named World's Best City -- Anantara Named Leading Spa Fantastic Thai Events -- Thailand Grand Sale -- Long Boat Race -- Festival of Dance & Music -- Phuket Vegetarian Festival Thailand on the Road -- Thailand "State Fair" Campaign -- Hispanic Travel Agents -- Singapore Airlines Vacations -- United Vacations -- DEMA Trade Show	Dear Friend, Many of you may already have heard that I am approaching the end of my term as director of the TAT-LA office. I'm both saddened to be leaving all the new friends I've made while serving in Los Angeles, and also admit to looking forward to returning home to reunite with friends I've left behind. Never worry however, as Mr. Chanchai Doungjit will be coming to head the Los Angeles office. He has served with TAT for 26 years and was formerly the director of TAT's Kuala Lumpur office. I hope you will all take a moment to say hello. Further, my excellent staff here in Los Angeles will remain in place and you can continue to call on them for any assistance you may require. As I move on, I will continue my involvement with the TAT offices in the Americas, just serving from Bangkok rather than locally. I do expect that I will be coming back to visit regularly. I thank you all for your continued support of Thailand and wish you the most success in your future endeavors. Santi Chudintra, Director LA Office, Tourism Authority of Thailand For more information about TAT Los Angeles, as well as travel information about Thailand, visit our new website at www.tourismthailand.org/LA
Thailand Travel Packages, Hotels & Promotions
More Information: TAT Press Release	TAT Goes Green The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has rolled out its Seven Greens campaign, which focuses on maintaining the delicate balance between tourism promotion and environmental protection by focusing seven areas. Green Heart urges visitors to be socially responsible, Green Logistics encourages more environmentally friend modes of transportation, Green Destinations will promote responsibly managed visitor sites, Green Communities supports community-based tourism programs, Green Activities provides visitors with culturally enriching experiences that dont harm the surrounding environment, Green Services urges tourism service providers to work with other green organizations, and Green[Plus]+ urges corporate social responsibility among organizations. TAT is working in collaboration with all stakeholders in the Thai tourism industry to develop an integrated industry plan which will be rolled out over a three-year pilot period from 2008-2010.
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More Information: www.ppisland.com	Releasing Nemo at Phi Phi Island In late 2007, Krabi government officials commissioned a breeding program to raise awareness about the declining number of fish species in southern Thailand. Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort & Spa, among others, was selected as one of the active partners of this program and in February 2008, hotel management, the hotel dive team, and guests participated in releasing 150 clownfish (Nemo) and 500 Damselfish back into the Thai waters. This will continue to be one of the hotels ongoing programs to help preserve the areas underwater ecological habitats and species for future generations. The hotels future environmental plans include reef rehabilitation, artificial reef construction, reef cleaning, and membership in Green Fins Thailand. Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort & Spa is a 4.5 star tropical resort overlooking the spectacular scenery of Andaman Sea at the world renowned Phi Phi Island.
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More Information: www.elephant-hills.com	Elephant Hills Luxury Camp Thailands first luxury jungle camp, Elephant Hills combines the camp feel of African national parks in a Thai tropical forest environment. The camps 20 luxurious tents are tailor-made and each one features twin beds, fan, kettle, and a luxurious bathroom with toilet and hot/cold shower. The tents provide ample space and are well protected against mosquitoes and other possible intruders. The restaurant, located in the semi-open air main camp area is the place to meet other guests and two resident monkeys make occasional appearances here. At night, the temperatures drop, and campfires create a romantic atmosphere in which to share travel tales. The rainforest and its inhabitants form an exciting concert through the night. In the morning the hills surrounding the camp are still covered in mist. Once the mist disappears, the lush greenery of the tropical rainforest stunningly lights the day and it is possible to take in the magnificent views of the surrounding rainforest covered mountains.
Thailand In the News
More Information: TAT Press Release	Bangkok Named World's Best City For the first time, Bangkok has topped Travel + Leisures Worlds Best City list. Bangkok has consistently placed in the top five for the last three consecutive years on the US-based travel magazines list, but the survey results announced July 10, 2008, marked the first time that the Thai capital was able to snatch the top ranking. The city of Bangkok has always been a perennial winner of tourism awards given by international organizations, and consistently scores high in readers surveys conducted by leading travel magazines such as Travel + Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler. Bangkok was named Worlds Best City 2008 with a score of 87.61, ahead of Argentinas Buenos Aires, last years runner up, and Cape Town, South Africa, which jumped from no. 10 in 2007. Thailands Chiang Mai has retained its no. 3 ranking for two successive years, remaining one of the most preferred destinations among visitors to Thailand.
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More Information: TAT Press Release	Anantara Named Leading Spa Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa has been named Thailands Leading Spa Resort at the World Travel Awards recently held in Shanghai. The World Travel Awards in partnership with the Asia Luxury Travel Market are heralded as the region's most significant travel industry occasion, recognizing the very best offerings of the travel industry. Anantara Golden Triangle in northern Thailand is a luxurious hilltop retreat featuring stunning views of not one, but three countries. The resort which opened in October 2003 is located close to the historic town of Chiang Saen in the heart of northern Thailands hill-tribe country. Anantara Golden Triangle is positioned hugging a hill ridge with views looking down over a jungle canopy to the Mekong River and up to the rolling, green hills of Burma and Laos. All 77 rooms and suites feature large balconies with in-built sofas and space for private dining. Signature terrazzo bathtubs large enough for two people are the central feature of the bathrooms designed in a flow-through style enabling them to be opened up to or closed off from the bedrooms with sliding fluted-glass doors.
Fantastic Thai Events
More Information: Thailand Grand Sale	Thailand Grand Sale June 1-August 31, 2008 The Thailand Grand Sale, Thailand's annual three-month shopping extravaganza from 1 June until 31 August, 2008, offers world-class shopping, a diverse selection of quality products and services, special discounts of 10 - 50 per cent and promotional offers by participating department stores, shopping complexes and retail outlets along designated "Shopping Streets" in Bangkok and other popular tourist destinations. TAT-LA is give away "Amazing Thailand Grand Sale Discount Coupons" to Tour Operators or Travel Agents that have customers traveling to Thailand during June-August 2008. Professionals can send a request to our office by emailing tatla@ix.netcom.com // Re: Thailand Grand Sale Discount Coupons. There are a total of 1,000 sets of discount coupons available.
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More Information: TAT Press Release	Thailand International Swan Boat Races and Long Boat Race Championship September 13-14, 2008 Celebrating its 20th year in 2007, the Thailand International Swan Boat Races and Long Boat Race Championships Thailand will be held on September 13-14, 2008 in Ayutthaya. Recognizing the importance of preserving Thailand's river-based cultural traditions, the Tourism Authority of Thailand initiated the kingdoms first long-boat race contest in 1986. Since 1988, a series of long-boat race contests have been held on the local and national level. With the growing popularity of the event, in September 1999, the first international boat race was held on the Chao Phraya River near the Rama IX Bridge in Bangkok. Since then, it has become an annual international event drawing the participation of boat teams from around the world.
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More Information: Bangkok Festival of Dance & Music	Bangkok International Festival of Dance & Music September 15-October 13, 2008 Bangkoks International Festival of Dance & Music has garnered a reputation for excellence by presenting the best musical and dance performances from around the world. Kicking off the festival is a piece entitled "Requiem," especially composed in the memory of H.R.H Princess Galyani and performed by the Russian Symphony Orchestra. The festival is a veritable global celebration with performances by such internationally recognized groups as the Paul Taylor Contemporary Dance Company from New York, the Ballet Flamenco from Spain and the Zurich Ballet.
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More Information: Phuket Vegetarian Festival	Phuket Vegetarian Festival September 28-October 10, 2008 It is believed that the Phuket Vegetarian Festival and its accompanying sacred rituals bestow good fortune upon those who observe this rite. During this time, local residents of Chinese ancestry strictly observe a 10-day vegetarian or vegan diet for the purposes of spiritual cleansing and merit-making. Sacred rituals are performed at various Chinese shrines and temples, and aesthetic displays such as walking barefooted over hot coals and ascending ladders with bladed rungs are performed by entranced devotees known as "Ma Song".
Thailand on the Road
	TAT Los Angeles is traveling to you. We will be participating in the following trade shows. Come join or visit us at these venues.
	Thailand "State Fair" Campaign August 21 - September 1, 2008 At Alaska State Faire 2075 Glenn Hwy, Palmer, AK 99645 www.alaskastatefair.org August 22 - September 1, 2008 At Oregon State Expo 2330 17th Street, NE, Salem, OR 97301 www.oregonstateexpo.org TAT-LA is joining together with the Royal Thailand Consulate General to bring the Thailand Tourism message to states across the western U.S. The organizations will jointly be hosting a Thailand booth at state fairs in Montana, Alaska, Oregon, New Mexico and Washington states. At the Thailand Booth there will Thai cultural performances and TAT-LA will be distributing travel information from its tour operator and travel agency partners.
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	Hispanic Travel Agents Presentation August 20, 2008 President Thai Restaurant Pasadena, CA The Tourism Authority of Thailand will present Thailand information to Los Angeles-based Hispanic travel agents in Pasadena.
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	Singapore Airlines Vacations September 9, 2008 Sacramento, CA The Tourism Authority of Thailand will have a table top at the Singapore Airlines/Singapore Airlines Vacations presentation in Sacramento, Calif.
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	United Vacations Product Launch October 4-5, 2008 Vail, CO The Tourism Authority of Thailand will team up with other travel organizations to present the travel trade with up-to-date information on booking travel with United Vacations.
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More Information: www.demashow.com	DEMA Trade Show October 22-25, 2008 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV The Tourism Authority of Thailand will host a "Thailand" booth at DEMA, the world's largest diving trade show.

Air Transport Statistics 2007 Suvarnabhumi International Airport

07.08.2008

AIR TRANSPORT INFORMATION DIVISION CORPORATE STRATEGY DEPARTMENT
Tel: (66) 0-2535-1373 Fax: (66) 0-2977-8332
website: http://www.airportthai.co.th email: Technical@airportthai.co.th

Information provided by Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited as a public service to visitors and business people traveling to Thailand

AIR TRANSPORT STATISTICS
SUVARNABHUMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Air Transport Statistics 2007 Suvarnabhumi International Airport
SUVARNABHUMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Suvarnabhumi Airport, the new international airport of Thailand, was constructed in accordance with the government?s policies on encouraging Thailand to function as an aviation hub in the region. It was initially designed to serve the rapid expansion of air traffic volume at the old Bangkok International Airport, or presently known as Don Mueang International Airport, which was almost filled to its handling capacity. After Suvarnabhumi Airport?s initial phase of its construction had been completed, the then government designated the airport to replace the old Bangkok International Airport and function as a major commercial airport in order to promote the aviation business growth, economic and social development, trade and tourism and other relevant industries as well.

Located 32 kilometers away to the east of Bangkok Metropolis in the area of 8,000 acres, Suvarnabhumi Airport was at first designed to have two independently paralleled runways and 120 parking bays. These physical characteristics could enable the new airport to handle 76 flight movements per hour, 45 million passengers and 3 million-ton cargoes per year. Since it was commercially opened to its full operations on 28 September 2006, the airport has served all of the scheduled airlines which were moved from the old Bangkok International Airport.

In 2007, the airport handled 261,592 commercial flights, 41,210,081 passengers, 1,209,720-ton freight and 10,280-ton mail. The details of those movements are given in the following.

1. Aircraft Movement
The total number of commercial aircraft movements was 261,592 movements which were separated into 194,457 international and 67,135 domestic movements. In terms of those international movements, they were made up of passenger and cargo movements which were expressed in the proportion of 94 to 6.

There were 87 international scheduled airlines and 14 air freighters (operating pure air cargo flights). Those airline numbers excluded 7 Thailand-based domestic scheduled airlines and international scheduled airlines which didn?t use their own fleets but shared their code-sharing numbers with other airlines?.

Additionally, there were 10 new international scheduled airlines operating their flight routes to and from Suvarnabhumi Airport as follows:

1.	Air India Express (India) - operating its flight routes between Kulkata (Culcutta) - Suvarnabhumi - Kulkata.
2.	Indonesia Air Asia (Indonesia) - operating its flight routes between Jakarta - Suvarnabhumi - Jakarta.
3.	Blue Panorama (Italy) - operating its flight routes between Milan - Phuket - Suvarnabhumi - Milan.
4.	Hong Kong Express (China) - operating its flight routes between Hong Kong - Suvarnabhumi - Hong Kong.
5.	Air Bagan (Myanmar) - operating its flight routes between Rangoon - Suvarnabhumi - Rangoon.
6.	Jet Airways (India) - operating its flight routes between Delhi - Suvarnabhumi - Delhi, Kulkata - Suvarnabhumi - Kulkata.
7.	Mihin Lanka (Sri Lanka) - operating its flight routes between Colombo - Suvarnabhumi - Colombo.
8.	Nok Air (Thailand) - operating its flight routes between Hanoi - Suvarnabhumi - Hanoi.
9.	Oman Air (Oman) - operating its flight routes between Muscat - Suvarnabhumi - Muscat.
10.	Air Seychelles (Republic of Seychelles) - operating its flight routes between Seychelles - Suvarnabhumi - Seychelles.

Besides, Siam General Aviation was a new Thailand-based domestic scheduled airline operating its domestic routes between Hua Hin - Suvarnabhumi - Hua Hin.

When it came to the percentage of commercial aircraft movements in 2007, Thai Airways International was ranked first by 28.32 percent. Thai Air Asia came second by 12.24 percent while the third rank went to Bangkok Airways by 11.23 percent. The other airlines collectively accounted for 48.21 percent.

The types of aircraft mostly were divided into wide-bodied and narrow-bodied types. The wide-bodied aircraft types were given such as A-300, A-310, A-330, A- 340, B-747, B-744, B-767, B-777, IL-76, IL-96, L-1011, MD-11 and DC-10. Then came the narrow-bodied types which namely were such as A-319, A-320, A-321, AN- 12, AN-26, BAE-146, B-707, B-717, B-727, B-737, B-757, DC-8, IL-62, TU-154, ATR-72, E-145, MA-60, MC-90 and MD-82. When it came to the percentage of aircraft types, the wide-bodied types could be calculated to 56.21 percent. The narrow-bodied types amounted to 42.60 percent whereas other small aircraft types jointly possessed the rest of 1.19 percent.

In 2007, the landings and take-offs of commercial aircraft movements in the first peak hour reached 59 movements per hour and those of the thirtieth peak hour accounted for 55 movements per hour.

2. Passenger Movement
Suvarnabhumi Airport served the total number of 41,210,081 passengers in 2007. The passenger numbers could be divided into 33,299,767 international and 7,910,314 domestic passengers. All of these passengers were on board aircraft from the airport to 184 cities in 68 countries and to 30 domestic destinations in the country. Thai Airways International shared the highest percentage of passengers on board by 40.72 percent while Thai Air Asia was ranked second, holding 8.23 percent of all passengers.

Based on the number of arriving and departing international passengers, the percentages of flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and cities in various regions across the world could be expressed in descending order as follows:

•	America: 0.37 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and New York and 0.36 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Los Angeles;
•	Europe: 2.53 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and London and 2.24 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Frankfurt;
•	Africa: 0.26 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Cairo and 0.20 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Johannesburg;
•	Middle East: 1.91 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Dubai and 1.08 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Abu Dhabi;
•	South Asia: 1.38 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and New Delhi and 1.15 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Mumbai;
•	East Asia and Pacific: 5.89 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Tokyo and 5.39 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Incheon;
•	Southeast Asia: 8.96 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Singapore and 8.21 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Hong Kong;
•	Oceania: 2.13 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Sydney and 1.24 percent of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Melbourne;

For the percentages of domestic routes, the routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Phuket held 29.89 percent whereas the routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Chiang Mai possessed 21.76 percent.

In terms of the percentages of airlines operating their flights and handling passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport, 10 airline members of the Star Alliance gained 33.7 percent of the total aircraft movements and 47.4 percent of the total passenger movements, whereas 7 airline members of the One World constituted 5.6 percent of the total aircraft movements and 7.8 percent of the total passenger movements.

Obtained from the Immigration Bureau, the statistical information on international passengers showed that the percentage of nationalities was arranged in top three descending order as follows:

•	Thai by 14.79 percent of the total nationalities
•	Japanese by 7.27 percent of the total nationalities, and
•	South Korean by 5.13 percent of the total nationalities.

Passenger Movements during the First Peak Hour in 2007
The total number of international passengers was increased by 286, from 9,210 of the year 2006 to 9,496.

•	The number of disembarking passengers was increased by 393, from 5,159 of the year 2006 to 5,552.
•	The number of embarking passengers was increased by 377, from 6,432 of the year 2006 to 6,809.
•	The number of transit passengers was increased by 90, from 1,223 the year 2006 to 1,313.

The total number of domestic passengers was decreased by 90, from 4,202 the year 2006 to 4,112.

•	The number of disembarking passengers was increased by 683, from 2,646 the year 2006 to 3,329.
•	The number of embarking passengers was decreased by 804, from 3,115 of the year 2006 to 2,311.
•	The number of transit passengers was 244, whereas there were no transit passengers in the year 2006.

Passenger Movements during the Thirtieth Peak Hour in 2007
The total number of international passengers was increased by 830, from 7,524 of the year 2006 to 8,354.

•	The number of disembarking passengers was increased by 481, from 4,389 of the year 2006 to 4,870.
•	The number of embarking passengers was increased by 872, from 5,205 of the year 2006 to 6,077.
•	The number of transit passengers was increased by 225, from 806 of the year 2006 to 1,031.

The total number of domestic passengers was increased by 67, from 3,478 of the year 2006 to 3,545.

•	The number of disembarking passengers was increased by 40, from 2,063 of the year 2006 to 2,307.
•	The number of embarking passengers was decreased by 230, from 2,286 of the year 2006 to 2,056.
•	The number of transit passengers was 101, whereas there were no transit passengers in the year 2006.

3. Freight Movement
The total volume of freight, which was exclusive of transit, was 1,209,720 tons which could be divided into 1,178,000-ton international and 31,720-ton domestic freight. Passenger flights constituted 77.90 percent of the total freight movements, whereas air freighters handled the rest of 22.10 percent.

Based on the volume of international inbound and outbound freight, the percentages of the flight routes between Suvarnabhumi Airport and cities in various regions across the world could be expressed as follows:

•	America: 0.39 percent of the total inbound and outbound freight between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Los Angeles;
•	Europe: 3.17 percent of the total inbound and outbound freight between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Paris;
•	Middle East: 1.91 percent of the total inbound and outbound freight between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Dubai;
•	South Asia: 1.06 percent of the total inbound and outbound freight between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Dhaka;
•	East Asia and Pacific: 7.89 percent of the total inbound and outbound freight between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Tokyo;
•	Southeast Asia: 12.35 percent of the total inbound and outbound freight between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Hong Kong;
•	Oceania: 1.50 percent of the total inbound and outbound freight between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Sydney;

In terms of passenger aircraft, Thai Airways International handled the highest volume of freight by 41.99, and the next was EVA Air which accounted for 1.58 percent. When it came to air freighters, Nippon Cargo Airlines came first, holding 1.58 percent of the total freight movements.

4. Mail Movement
The total number of mail, which was exclusive of transit, was 10,280 tons which could be split into 10,275-ton international and 5-ton domestic mail.