Frankfurt arrivals a sign that Phuket is ready, says Governor

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The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has hailed the arrival of the flight from Frankfurt yesterday (Apr 3) as a positive sign, saying that Phuket is ready to receive international tourists.

 

Governor Narong was among the official welcoming party ready to receive the arrival of just 16 passengers, 13 foreigners and three Thais, on Flight TG912 from Frankfurt. The plane initially landed in Bangkok with 130 tourists on board, before continuing to Phuket.

 

Governor Narong explained that the Frankfurt flight stemmed from talks between Phuket tourism industry representatives with Thai Airways International in Bangkok in December to urge THAI Airways International to arrange direct international passenger flights to Phuket and for its dometic carrier subsidiary THAI Smile to reduce airfares to Phuket to help boost the number of domestic tourists visiting the island.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/frankfurt-arrivals-a-sign-that-phuket-is-ready-says-governor-79562.php

 

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[Olivie]

They were 13 tourists in the first flight from Frankfurt.
TAT already announced they will spend each 1.264.000 baht per day.

[Albert Zweistein]

Big profit flying 16 pax BKK - HKT. Oh they are bankrupt already ?

[ThailandRyan]

Looking at the title only one would think the hotdogs have arrived. This would mean food is here and not tourists.

[PatOngo]

13 foreign arrivals! Great, Phuket is saved!

[Destiny1990]

Little do they know !

[Kerryd]

I would guess that the majority are not "real" tourists but more likely ones who were caught out of country when they banned people from flying to Thailand last year.

(Would be interesting to know how many of those 130 in total had one-way tickets.)

And keep in mind that if they make a couple runs like this without any issues, then you can expect that they will lay on more flights which will all have more passengers (including some actual tourists). Other airlines will no doubt do the same (depending which countries they are coming from/transiting through of course).

[elgenon]

Let's hear from these plucky tourists about their fantastic experiences! 

Can Thai Visa get statements from them? :  )  Are there any investigative journalists on this website?

 

Why do we only hear from the gov't?

[asiasurfer]

7 minutes ago, elgenon said:

Let's hear from these plucky tourists about their fantastic experiences! 

Can Thai Visa get statements from them? :  )  Are there any investigative journalists on this website?

 

Why do we only hear from the gov't?

You're forgetting where you are my friend... ????

[British Bulldog]

I wonder how many establishments will be open in Phuket to receive the '16' tourist ! It would be like an auction trying seduce one or all into your; Restaurant, Bar, show place .... ????

[MasterBaker]

urging from December, got 13 tourists... right on the way to big recovery

[ThailandRyan]

6 minutes ago, MasterBaker said:

urging from December, got 13 tourists... right on the way to big recovery

Almost halfway to 0.00001%  big money to come....they hope

[thailand49]

Those are huge numbers 16, it is a start anything is better than nothing right?

 

From the looks of the photo when it comes to appearance and image you just came off a flight go through security and wonder if you are at the airport or hospital?  Like HomePro, there are more workers than customers?????

[whaleboneman]

10 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

Those are huge numbers 16, it is a start anything is better than nothing right?

 

From the looks of the photo when it comes to appearance and image you just came off a flight go through security and wonder if you are at the airport or hospital?  Like HomePro, there are more workers than customers?????

Don't exaggerate like TAT. It was 13.

[miamiman123]

Yep that’ll do it Thailand saved 14 Germans 

[thailand49]

3 minutes ago, whaleboneman said:

Don't exaggerate like TAT. It was 13.

You got it wrong TAT, it was the Governor and Phuket Tourist.????

[micmichd]

58 minutes ago, elgenon said:

Let's hear from these plucky tourists about their fantastic experiences! 

Can Thai Visa get statements from them? :  )  Are there any investigative journalists on this website?

 

Why do we only hear from the gov't?

Be glad you don't have to read German's Denglish. 

[micmichd]

1 hour ago, elgenon said:

Let's hear from these plucky tourists about their fantastic experiences! 

Can Thai Visa get statements from them? :  )  Are there any investigative journalists on this website?

 

Why do we only hear from the gov't?

They get bashed from their own people in their countries as soon as someone remarks that they escaped the European lockdown. 

[KannikaP]

16 minutes ago, miamiman123 said:

Yep that’ll do it Thailand saved 14 Germans 

Can you not read? 13 not 14!

Edited April 5, 2021 by KannikaP

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, Olivie said:

They were 13 tourists in the first flight from Frankfurt.
TAT already announced they will spend each 1.264.000 baht per day.

Bring-out the dancing girls....

[car720]

The question is............did they bring the virus with them or come here to catch it?

[sandyf]

4 hours ago, Olivie said:

They were 13 tourists in the first flight from Frankfurt.

Where did the "130 tourists on board" come from?

Do you think that Phuket is entitled to more than 10% of the tourists coming from Frankfurt to Thailand?

Isn't an international flight via BKK better than no international flight?, as has been the case for one year and four days.

Edited April 5, 2021 by sandyf

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour ago, elgenon said:

Let's hear from these plucky tourists about their fantastic experiences! 

Can Thai Visa get statements from them? :  )  Are there any investigative journalists on this website?

 

Why do we only hear from the gov't?

 

When you are taught almost from birth never to question, that is a pretty poor quality for a journalist to have. Especially an investigative journalist. Then you add in the defamation law if you report anything dodgy going on, and you know why this website and any other publication doesn't have them.

[ChrisKC]

Hurrah, yippee, 

 

I am so happy for the comfort and joy at last for all those hitherto impoverished souls of Phuket. 

[crazykopite]

Brilliant news it will be 20 this time next week 

[madmitch]

Ridiculous comment by the Governor. Nothing but a PR stunt.

 

And how are bankrupt Thai Airways in a position to announce potential future flight schedules? They should dtick to selling fast food at the 7-Eleven.

[SupermarineS6B]

Unbelievable !   and this is news ?    This is an absolute embarassment......  For Gods sake test at the airport, five days quarantine and stop this fear mongering madness before the whole shibang goes down the gurgler........  And open the Embassies and consulates because Thailands Evisa platform is so difficult to comply with, that it would be easier getting into a mosque with a bacon sandwich and a bottle of whisky........     It's easy........ take your hands of it !     It worked very well before and the country was rich through tourism......... Fact.......      

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Bring-out the dancing girls....

No, not enough customers!

[Grusa]

4 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Looking at the title only one would think the hotdogs have arrived. This would mean food is here and not tourists.

Just because they boarded in Frankfurt, does not necessarily mean they are all frankfurters. That is just the wurst possibility!

[Guderian]

Did they pick up a plane-load of domestic Thai passengers in Bangkok who wanted to fly to Phuket? If so, who's at the bigger risk, the Thais from the viruses still carried by the vaccinated Germans, or the Germans from the viruses carried by the unvaccinated Thais living in our new Covid hotspot of Krung Thep, lol?