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Bangkok Post
Although Phuket and Pattaya both saw their tourist arrivals plunge last year, the two beach destinations continued to dominate tourism in Thailand outside of Bangkok.

 The Nation
The electric train known as the 'Airport Link', connecting Bangkok's Makkasan station and Suvarnabhumi airport will start commercial operations tomorrow, Yuthana Thapcharoen, governor of the State Railways of Thailand (SRT), said yesterday.

However, baggage check-in at the Makkasan station is not yet available as the system installation is not complete. But the service should be available within this year, Yuthana says.

The run-time from Makkasan to Suvarnaphumi is 15 minutes and the train departs every 30 minutes.

The fare will be 100 baht for the non-stop 28-km trip. This special pricing will be maintained until the end of the year before rising to “normal” levels, the SRT says.

The airport link has been running 'free-ride' test runs of the service since June 1.