14 provincial airports to be opened for May holidays

[snoop1130]

14 provincial airports to be opened for May holidays

By The Nation

 

Tawee Gasisam-ang

 

Up to 14 airports across Thailand will be reopened to support domestic air travel during the long holidays in the beginning of May, Department of Airports director general Tawee Gasisam-ang said on Wednesday (April 29).

 

There are three public holidays in the first week of May alone.

 

He added that from the start of May, 32 domestic flights will be allowed to operate in airports under the department’s supervision and up to 3,000 passengers are expected daily.

 

“After Covid-19 emerged, the number of flights dropped to between four and seven per day before stopping completely,” he said. “In normal conditions, there are approximately 100 flights and 40,000 passengers daily.”

 

He added that most of the airports to be reopened are located in places where adjoining provinces have lifted restrictions, such as Nakhon Si Thammarat and Udon Thani airports.

 

Tawee said the department has also enhanced measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 in all reopened airports, such as disinfecting baggage carousels and asking airlines to set up partitions at check-in counters to separate staff and passengers.

 

“In compliance with the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand [CAAT] standards, we have also rearranged seats and put in place means of measuring passengers’ temperatures,” he added.

 

Meanwhile, Flying Officer Sumpun Kutranon, general manager of Don Mueang International Airport, said he expects a lot of passengers to use the airport during the long holidays in May, especially those who want to use low-cost airlines.

 

“We initially expect approximately 4,000 passengers daily, because from May 1, airlines will operate 90 domestic flights per day,” he said, adding that before Covid-19, the daily number of passengers was 100,000.

 

He also said the airport has implemented measures to contain the spread of Covid-19, such as requiring passengers to only enter the terminal via gates 10 and 14 so their temperature can be measured.

 

“Passengers who are found to have fever or those who don’t wear a mask will not be allowed to enter the terminal,” he said, adding that lines have been marked for passengers to maintain a metre’s distance from each other while lining up for tickets, baggage check or boarding the plane.

 

“Airlines have also been instructed to rearrange seating inside the bus that takes passengers to the plane,” he added.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30387014

 

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[Davo369]

That's a nice photo of Tawee.. he looks a happy chappy 

[Eibot]

But God forbid you drink a beer. 

[Cali farong]

Are these 4,000 people flying to visit family.  I would fly to Phuket but the hotels are closed the beaches are closed the bars and restaurants are closed. I don’t get it???

[trainman34014]

Shouldn't open any Airports until after May 31st, it's just asking for trouble !

[poohy]

So the wealthy can fly, but poorer folks using trains and busses Nah not chance not even a beer most likely

 

 

somethings going to break and it wont be pretty!

[2 is 1]

2 hours ago, Cali farong said:

Are these 4,000 people flying to visit family.  I would fly to Phuket but the hotels are closed the beaches are closed the bars and restaurants are closed. I don’t get it???

And hard to fly coz Phuket airport CLOSE! Hmm... where other place you think bars are open in LOS!

Edited April 29, 2020 by 2 is 1

[chrisinth]

So I'm assuming that all the airports open 'for the May holidays' allowing passengers to fly in are situated in provinces that don't have a 14 day self-quarantine period on entering? Same question for the return flight back to Bkk?

 

Or has this requirement been removed and I missed it? 

[smedly]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He added that from the start of May, 32 domestic flights will be allowed to operate in airports under the department’s supervision and up to 3,000 passengers are expected daily.

going where for what - I'm not getting it 

 

 

[Geoffggi]

This is so stupid it's not even worth a comment....!!!!

[Thailand]

Clever though, opening 14 and not telling anyone what the 14 are, or did I miss that?

[Mavideol]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

asking airlines to set up partitions at check-in counters to separate staff and passengers.

what about the ones inside the aircraft, they also will be separated

 

15 hours ago, Cali farong said:

Are these 4,000 people flying to visit family.  I would fly to Phuket but the hotels are closed the beaches are closed the bars and restaurants are closed. I don’t get it???

and nor does a lot of people, here is the land of contradicting/non sense decisions

[Mavideol]

a punch of non sense, that's what it is.... same as if they decided to open for international flights to come in but the majority of countries not allowing flights out, who would they expect???  I know, I know maybe some Chinese