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| Bangkok Air Catering
staged its first operational readiness trial at
the new international airport. |
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As advised
by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra that the
Suvarnabhumi International Airport will be ready
for operations in 180 days from 30th December,
2005. In other words, it would be officially inaugurated
in the late of June, 2006. However, the exact
opening date has yet to be confirmed.
Nevertheless,
Bangkok Air Catering today staged its first operational
readiness trial at the Suvarnabhumi Airport which
has been postponed from 10th January, 2006 to
the second week of February, 2006. This postponement
was not because Bangkok Air Catering was not ready
but due to other reasons. The trial will continue
testing twice a week until April, 2006, two months
prior to the official opening to commercial traffic
set in June, according to Airport Authority of
Thailand.
The trials
are a series of planned exercise to test passenger
handling, catering, cargo, together with other
functions ahead of airport opening.
The aim
of trial is to test the effectiveness of employees
training and to ensure that all systems as far
as possible are functioning efficiently and effectively
when the airport opens. The trials will be a very
good opportunity for us to identify some areas
where operational enhancement can be made before
the opening of the new airport. |
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| Bangkok
Air Catering is now ready for business |
Since
the construction and interior decoration of domestic
kitchen as well as the office areas are completely
finished, therefore, Bangkok Air Catering has
a series of planned to relocate the office to
the new facility by the end of February, 2006,
followed by the food presentation to several international
airlines from the mid of March, 2006 onwards.
And as soon as the official opening date of the
new international airport has been announced,
Bangkok Air Catering will schedule to start the
fully operation since the catering needs to be
implemented two or three months prior the commencement
of the new airport.
Bangkok Air Catering at Suvarnabhumi
Airport is ready for business and will be ready
for much more in the near future.
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| First BAC
outing at Kao Yai, 7-8 January, 2006 |
On
January 7th – 8th, 2006, BAC team members
had joined the first outing to Khao Yai at Nakornratchasrima
(approximately 200 kilometers from Bangkok) by
receiving the support from Chaiman, Mr. Thavatvong
Thanasumitra, and Managing Director, Mr. Linus
Knobel. The purpose of the outing is to develop
a team spirit among team members. |
Upon
arrival, Khao Yai Winery offered complementary
guided tours of the vineyards, industrial unit
and wine shop. Although, we already have several
wine experiences but we were delighted to have
wine master like Mr. Prayut Pianbunta to explain
and demonstrate the wine making process.
The vineyards
of PB Valley settle beautifully on a valley over
800 acres, 300 meters above sea level. With its
professional, large-scale wine operation featuring
state-of-art technology, it strives to produce
world-class wines. Furthermore, its wine was selected
to serve dignitaries during the Asia-Pacific-Economic-Cooperation
2003 (APEC) held in Bangkok as well as Miss Universe
2005 which also held in Bangkok. |
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After
we walked through the beautiful vineyards, we
all head to the local restaurant to have a scrumptious
lunch. And then, we were participated in a three
hour Farm Chokchai Tour, Thailand’s biggest
beef and dairy ranch. The tour included milking
demonstration by using automated systems and hand,
milk and ice cream making process illustration,
horse riding and open zoo where we all can get
close to the animals.
The next
day morning, we were experiencing in grape picking
in which PB Valley provided the excellent guidance
for us. Afterwards, we had enjoyed the charming
breakfast on a green hillside overlook the beautiful
vineyards of the PB Valley. |
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Later,
we moved to another winery called GranMonte which
has a perfect environmental setting including
serene atmosphere and truly beautiful surrounding.
GranMonte has all the right microclimate conditions
ideal for growing high quality grapes especially
for wine making. At GranMonte, we had opportunity
to test Chenin Blanc White Wine which its tastes
was very smooth, soft and refreshing. And we were
also enjoyed with a tasty dessert simultaneously..
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This
outing was amazing and relaxing trip amidst beautiful
surroundings, allowing everyone to enjoy and socialize
with each other. Our first outing at Khao Yai
was a truly memorable experience in which we will
always remember! |
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