Tourists 'threatened with death penalty' for taking selfies on beach in Thailand

By Danya Bazaraa News Reporter

 

Posing for a photo on the notorious beach

 

Airport chiefs have expressed concern about people on a popular beach close to Phuket International Airport distracting pilots

 

Tourists could face being threatened with the death penalty for taking selfies on a beach near a busy airport in Thailand, according to reports.

 

The beach close to Phuket International Airport is popular with holidaymakers - but people taking pictures while planes take off have reportedly angered airport bosses who say it could distract pilots.

 

Full story: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/tourists-threatened-death-penalty-beach-14242470

 

Mirror: 2019-04-06

So easily distracted!

"...Tourists could face being threatened with the death penalty for taking selfies on a beach..."

 

This might be the one and only case where I support the death penalty.

 

Death to all Selfie-Takers!

 

 

5 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Tourists could face being threatened with the death penalty for taking selfies on a beach near a busy airport in Thailand, according to reports.

amazing thailand; pity so often for the wrong reasons

Way to go Thailand, remember, always do everything over the top, banning silly things, threats and intimidations to the only source that brings billions into this country, we get it, Thailand doesn't care much for foreigners, only for their money...

The death penalty is a little harsh. But I would love to see all the selfie takers fall down or run again lamp post, etc.

Only idiots run around with a phone in front of their eyes.

18 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Posing for a photo on the notorious beach

Someone should give her a ladder so her face might end up in the landing gear of the plane. At least then nobody has to enforce the penalty anymore.

17 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Airport chiefs have expressed concern about people on a popular beach close to Phuket International Airport distracting pilots

 

Tourists could face being threatened with the death penalty for taking selfies on a beach near a busy airport in Thailand, according to reports.

I'm guessing they're worried the pilots also suffer from that infernal smartphone obsession, and are too easily distracted by smiling for the camera, instead of concentrating on their job.

21 minutes ago, Samui Bodoh said:

"...Tourists could face being threatened with the death penalty for taking selfies on a beach..."

 

This might be the one and only case where I support the death penalty.

 

Death to all Selfie-Takers!

 

 

it is to understand at first or second degree ?

Pattani maybe, not Phuket

I know what they were trying to do. Get in a pose where it appears that the lady was touching the aircraft. Why not? 

 

I did something similar in Laos last year.

 

Can't be too careful in LOS. Although the pilot should have been looking where he was going, not eyeing up the beach babes.

 

 

 

Thats the way to attract more tourists , why not make them put 400,000 Thai baht in a bank before they can come here ,that would be a good one .

I know what they were trying to do. Get in a pose where it appears that the lady was touching the aircraft. Why not? 
 
I did something similar in Laos last year.
 
 
 
But can't be too careful in LOS.

Posing touching aircraft? That will be 100,000 baht and a wai, you dirty farang.


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45 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Tourists 'threatened with death penalty' for taking selfies on beach in Thailand

small brain syndrome in operation yet again

 

 

Sounds bizarre but as its the 6th ... this is perfectly reasonable say cheese "fire"????

Same treatment for those who take a selfie on those Thai roads, diving or cooking... please.

58 minutes ago, Samui Bodoh said:

"...Tourists could face being threatened with the death penalty for taking selfies on a beach..."

 

This might be the one and only case where I support the death penalty.

 

Death to all Selfie-Takers!

 

 

I would support the DP for corruption!

29 minutes ago, bert bloggs said:

Thats the way to attract more tourists , why not make them put 400,000 Thai baht in a bank before they can come here ,that would be a good one .

Well done! "lateral thinking" Thai style - probably slatted to be discussed in next government pow wow now! then a commission will be formed......................... 

Least they should only be using Thai approved and bought selfie sticks & phones which can only be purchased on arrival ????

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Tourists could face being threatened with the death penalty

i will decide who lives and who dies.

 

hot single Chinese women tourists under 28. same Japanese. and all girl KPop groups.   

and they get offended when we laugh at the stupidity of it all. glad that clown isnt a pilot, would probably aim for them, * ill teach you to take a selfie,*  he he

I did not realize that aircraft had a transparent floor so the pilots could see the ground when in a climbing attitude ...

We live and learn

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1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

I'm guessing they're worried the pilots also suffer from that infernal smartphone obsession, and are too easily distracted by smiling for the camera, instead of concentrating on their job.

I was once in the jump seat of a charted jet (BAE 146) coming into Broome, Australia when the pilot decided to do a low pass along Cable beach.

He had a video camera on the dashboard and wanted to get shots of the famous length of sand. I'm not sure how much the nudist section of the beach influenced his decision or concentration.

We landed without incident despite my unease about the constant low terrain warnings. 

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

bosses who say it could distract pilots

Must point out he is talking about Thai pilots.

The selfie tourists could always go to St Maarten instead:

If they were smart they could turn it into a tourist attraction.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS8y89DHMTs

Sorry ballpoint. You got there first ????

5 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

The selfie tourists could always go to St Maarten instead:

But that's where those foreign devil pilots can concentrate on what they're doing, without being easily distracted.

Seem to recall St. Marteen was making some changes to their famous airport/beach selfie spot, but haven't closed the area, or invoked the death penalty.

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Within the coming months, government officials will reroute vehicular traffic away from the airport runway. A government minister told local news that they then intend to move the airport’s fence further away from where the planes take off.

Although the government minister said there are no plans to shut down the beach to plane spotters, the move signals a change in how tourists will be able to view planes as they take off.

https://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/sint-maarten-changing-airport-barriers

A woman did get killed on St Maartens a few years back. Not from a landing, but was blown down the beach by the jet wash of an aircraft preparing to take off.