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BUSSED UP! CUSTOMERS FURIOUS OVER AIRPORT BUS MOVE
•Disgruntled • customers of the Roong Reuang Coach Co., Ltd., who operate the nine times a day bus to HUA HIN
and from Suvarnabhumi airport, have been voicing their feelings over the recent announcement that the arrival and departure point for the buses is being moved from it’s existing location near soi 96, to a new bus station near Hua Hin airport. The company made the announcement, and informed some of its customers by email, but many others were not informed, and this failure in communication, plus the company’s policy of not allowing refunds or cancellations, has sparked a flurry of angry posts on social media. The change was scheduled to happen on Wednesday 11th January, but customers were being advised to call before setting out as there was still a possibility that the bus would depart from the old location. The number given was 084 697 3773. At press time reports were that the new station was operating though. In other local transport news, the trial period of free tickets for the Hua Hin to Pattaya ferry has begun in the last week, with a delay caused by the weather which had made the crossing not possible. The ferry has been operating out of the pier in Khao Takiab, and not the fishing pier in Hua Hin as originally announced, but it is thought that it will start to dock at that pier once the free trial is over. Crossings have been taking between two hours and fifteen minutes, and two hours forty five mnutes, and while they have so far gone without a hitch, many passengers have reportedly been ill during the journey due to the rough sea conditions. The paying service is due to start on 15th January, and tickets will apparently be priced at 1,250 baht each way; however it is not clear if return tickets will be available, and some reports suggest that the Pattaya to Hua Hin leg will need to be purchased in Pattaya.