Phuket airport ‘Fast Track Service’ companies suspended amid ‘illegal activity’ investigation

Shela Riva

 

‘Phuket Airport VIP Services’ have had their ‘VIP Fast Track Service’ suspended amid an illegal activity investigation. Photo: Screengrab from phuketairport.vip

 

PHUKET:-- The VIP airport ‘Fast Track Service’ operated by airport companies and which enables passengers to pass through arrival halls with ease, has been temporarily suspended for some companies while immigration police check for illegalities, a Phuket Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AoT) official, who declined to be named, told The Phuket News today (Nov 21).

 

“Fast Track Service is currently inactive for some companies offering it as they are being checked for activities that are wrong and operate without permission,” said the AoT official.

 

The issue arose when a customer of the service contacted The Phuket News enquiring why he would have received a message from ‘Phuket Airport VIP Services’ apologising for the service’s suspension for seven days.

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-airport-fast-track-service-companies-suspended-amid-illegal-activity-investigation-64800.php#QbXkxqkV7L3zS4Gr.97

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-11-21

Just another normal day , one could say,  in Phuket !!

 

But when corruption starts to hit secured airport areas....it does get a bit scary !!

"Operating without permission" sounds awfully similar to "operating without having paid off the right person"

Every branch of government is corrupt here.
They buy their positions and need to recoup the "investment"
It's not just the police. Even school teachers are paying for prime teaching jobs.

Immigration is no different. Nepotism is rife.

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If every corrupt official in every government agency was investigated and removed, the country would grind to a halt, as there would be nobody left to do the work.

They can't even clean up the taxi mafia at the airport.  I reported a female driver for gouging me for 200 baht for a 500 metre ride. Emailed authorities three weeks ago - naturally no response.  Professionalism eh?

3 hours ago, mikebell said:

They can't even clean up the taxi mafia at the airport.  I reported a female driver for gouging me for 200 baht for a 500 metre ride. Emailed authorities three weeks ago - naturally no response.  Professionalism eh?

200 baht you say? Well, they should have dropped everything for a crime of that scale.

It would not surprise me if this whole 'fast track system' is in fact illegal and based on corruption.

It just never ends in Thailand. Bloody robbers