A rehearsal to prepare for the arrival of international tourists from July 1 was held at Phuket Airport yesterday (June 15). Photo: AoT Phuket

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: Staff and officials at Phuket International Airport held a rehearsal yesterday (June 15) as the island prepares for the arrival of international tourists from July 1.

 

Leading the rehearsal yesterday was Airport Director Thanee Chuangchoo, accompanied by Phuket Airport Deputy Director Kanyarat Suthipatanakit and other Airports of Thailand (AoT) Phuket senior staff.

 

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew yesterday explained that similar rehearsals will be held at other main entry points to the island, namely at the Phuket Check Point at Tha Chatchai and at the major ports in Phuket used by boats arriving from other provinces, said a report by the Phuket office of the government broadcaster Radio Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-airport-holds-tourist-arrival-rehearsal-80356.php

 

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Nobody said the minions were coming? ???? 

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

A rehearsal to prepare for the arrival of international tourists

That surely looks like a rehearsal for their departure.

Delusional ...

Oh my <deleted> God... Absolutely hilarious...Wish they had live cameras from the Airport on youtube. 

I'm kind of sadly looking forwards to the disaster as it rolls out on the 1st and the angry shop and restaurant owners complaining they aint getting what they were promised.

 

I'm also waiting for the TAT's hogwash on how a dozen people was a success, and the PM to blame other countries for putting Thailand on their red lists 

Anybody know how many people already  have booked to come  for a holiday in Phuket next month?????

I mean, even in Denmark, journalists were lined up and allowed two questions at the press briefing and most of them seemed a joke, nobody really questioned the Government strategy. 

What to expect from thai media? 

Ain't nobody to really confront the decision makers, tell them it's gonna be a complete fail or all thais are so naive? 

 

 

Few intlarrivals in 14 months 

New documents for the Sandbox

Not a terrible idea to do some process training for staff

29 minutes ago, Phuketshrew said:

Delusional ...

I wonder if their rehearsal plan includes "no-one came"? But I'm sure their first thought will be all the foreigners escaped... 

I don't think there will be that many arrivals on the "big day"!

13 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

I'm kind of sadly looking forwards to the disaster as it rolls out on the 1st and the angry shop and restaurant owners complaining they aint getting what they were promised.

 

I'm also waiting for the TAT's hogwash on how a dozen people was a success, and the PM to blame other countries for putting Thailand on their red lists 

Trust me, they already have those excuses locked and loaded...

4 minutes ago, drenddy said:

I mean, even in Denmark, journalists were lined up and allowed two questions at the press briefing and most of them seemed a joke, nobody really questioned the Government strategy. 

What to expect from thai media? 

Ain't nobody to really confront the decision makers, tell them it's gonna be a complete fail or all thais are so naive? 

 

 

All Thais are not naïve. What they are unfortunately is that they have been  indoctrinated by an  education system incorporated into the  curriculum changes around 1952 that was adopted to effectively discourage any form of challenge to a higher authority.  That has manifested itself into Thais privately discussing the many bad and corrupt issues that the Thai state did and still does yet unable to publicly make complaints due to such indoctrination and fear of reprisal. Only in very recent times have some people felt strong willed enough to do this and look at how this administration has criminally denied some of them their rights.

This is like getting ready for that date in high school who said she needed to wash her hair instead.   

Were the taxis practicing new ways to overcharge as well.

Fitted with collar and chain.

11 minutes ago, BobinBKK said:

Fitted with collar and chain.

Don't forget the muzzle ( face mask )

16 minutes ago, BobinBKK said:

Fitted with collar and chain.

at least it is not a yellow star

1 hour ago, Upnotover said:

That surely looks like a rehearsal for their departure.

 

Unless the procedure at the airport is like checking in?  So check when you leave your home country, check when you go through immigration in Thailand, then check when you enter Phuket? 

 

Then you get marched through the street by several soldiers pointing rifles at you and the Commandant tells everyone what they do to "escapers", before beating to death the weakest tourist as an example!

49 minutes ago, Thailand said:

I don't think there will be that many arrivals on the "big day"!

Those that do arrive will be asked to move about and shuffle themselves to make the Photo shoot.

34 minutes ago, BobinBKK said:

Fitted with collar and chain.

A badge to say " I am open for the biggest gouging of my life "

I thought it was going to be marching bands and a lady boy show  

Hey you! Want tuk tuk? Ok for you only 1500b to airport exit. 2000 more to go to Patong.

Head count looks realistic 

I expect that the transportation providers from airport will be as surly, and untrustworthy as before. If there is one group of people on Phuket I want to suffer continued economic pain, it is the tuk tuk and taxi gang.  Phuket tourism had an opportunity to clean up the corrupt mess and did nothing.  expect that the first stories out will be tales of rip off and gouging from the transport gang.

10 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Anybody know how many people already  have booked to come  for a holiday in Phuket next month?????

 

According to a minion they are expecting 129,000 though they (wisely) didn't mention over what time-frame.

9 hours ago, Excel said:

All Thais are not naïve. What they are unfortunately is that they have been  indoctrinated by an  education system incorporated into the  curriculum changes around 1952 that was adopted to effectively discourage any form of challenge to a higher authority.  That has manifested itself into Thais privately discussing the many bad and corrupt issues that the Thai state did and still does yet unable to publicly make complaints due to such indoctrination and fear of reprisal. Only in very recent times have some people felt strong willed enough to do this and look at how this administration has criminally denied some of them their rights.

 

This is a very valid point. On many occassions I've had discussions with Mrs Chelseafan about the ineptitude of Government. She freely acknowedlges this but tells me to shut my cakehole when discussing in public.

 

I estimate a one way ticket from the UK including all addons taxi's food drink insurance tests and onward travel to Chiang Mai with extra baggage will be £4-5k for price normally costing £4-500 I could be wrong but I don't see many tourists or returning expats to thrilled at that prospect but we shall see probably maybe ????

11 hours ago, Thailand said:

I don't think there will be that many arrivals on the "big day"!

It is possible to arrive Jul 01 at 17:10 from North America with a connecting flight in Singapore on SQ

They actually have two flights scheduled. I'd reckon there would be a good passenger load as long as people can get the COE sorted out in advance. 

I just found out another 4 people I know have cancelled 2 of them are Thai and 2 farang have gone to Zanzibar for holiday one of the farang owns a villa here, 

All of them like a drink it's not worth coming he said