Thailand’s airports prepare for full reopening to foreign visitors in 4 months

[webfact]

 

Thailand’s airports are preparing for the full reopening of the country to foreign visitors in four months, a goal set by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday, according to Deputy Transport Minister Veerasak Wangsuppakitkoson, as he met with the Department of Airports (DoA) Thursday.

 

DoA Director-General Apirat Chaiwongnoi said improvements have been made to airport terminals and runways, while extensive COVID-19 preventative measures have been prepared. Priority is now being given to larger airports, such as Krabi.

 

Bookings have been made for 64 flights per week in and out of Krabi Airport between October 2021 and March 2022. The flights are both domestic and international. Among airlines operating the flights will be AirAsia, Spring Airlines and Sichuan Airlines.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-airports-prepare-for-full-reopening-to-foreign-visitors-in-4-months/

 

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[rumak]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

extensive COVID-19 preventative measures have been prepared.

 

no carpet to sweep things under ?

 

[sahibji]

It is good to be optimistic but opening up to international tourism in 120days is a difficult bet.

[colinneil]

Somebody been watching too many movies, remember the movie Field of dreams......... If you build it they will come.

[Blumpie]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!  

Oh mercy.

Good luck guys.

LMAO!!!

[Blumpie]

Just now, colinneil said:

Somebody been watching too many movies, remember the movie Field of dreams......... If you build it they will come.

Who on earth is going to go to Thailand for a holiday when the health care system is crumbling.  

These guys are absolutely nuts.  

[Excel]

They will open as by then this government will have reduced the official resident population down to less than a million and all those have already been vaccinated. Designation of the resident population will be those with a PhD, earned or bought, plus those who know somebody who has one.????

[Siamjim]

keep dreaming

 

[bkk6060]

I think it is all so wrong,  but I do believe he will order it to happen.

Historically, when he says he wants something it usually does.

Seems to have a strong tone of business over lives at this point.

 

[riverhigh]

Based on the recent success of vaccine rollout, quarantine measures, visa creation, etc., this little government PR stunt should be treated as such. There is nothing in reality to support the re-opening of international airports, on a full scale basis, withiin 120 days.

Edited June 18, 2021 by riverhigh
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[vandeventer]

Who knows in this crazy world it might just happen. It would be really nice if things got back to normal.

[ThailandRyan]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Bookings have been made for 64 flights per week in and out of Krabi Airport between October 2021 and March 2022.

So 9 flights per day, really?  They must be expecting thousands to arrive daily and leave daily.  Not seeing it...

[Mangkhut]

How great is that?! I have already booked a non refundable one way air ticket for early October….????????????

[RotBenz8888]

If the famous Noodle vendor in Laksi can see it coming in his bowl, then there's no reason to doubt. 

[thailand49]

Wow!  and just look at the major airlines listed too!  better work fast I can see tourist stepping over t????????????mselves  4 months is just around the corner.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s airports are preparing for the full reopening of the country to foreign visitors in four months, a goal set by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday, according to Deputy Transport Minister Veerasak

He has a dream, hope it doesn't turn into another apology later.

Open all you want but lets see how many tourists actually want to come.

[kiwikeith]

By the look of the airline names in the article it seems like they are expecting a mass of Chinese/ asians to flood in.

Mind you things are not good anywhere in the world, covid numbers are again rising with Russia going mad again and world numbers on the rise.

Travel bubbles are under strain already between NZ and Aussie, and the feared Delta strain is spreading around the world.

Nz had to stop people coming in from India as the quarantine facilities were under strain and as soon as they did this the numbers of imported people with covid dropped dramatically.

 

Since there are migrants living all over the world now, controlling the Delta strain is almost impossible

to contain, the only way probably would have been locking the borders, and land borders are next to impossible especially with smuggling and slave labor .

Couple that with vaccine scams starting up in India (Mumbai, india today news) and the likelihood that scams will happen in Thailand the whole world is in a mess 

 

[stubby52]

Well he did put some caveats in his announcement you know.

[hotchilli]

55 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

I think it is all so wrong,  but I do believe he will order it to happen.

Historically, when he says he wants something it usually does.

Seems to have a strong tone of business over lives at this point.

 

The pots empty, he has no other choice.. 

[Deli]

54 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

I think it is all so wrong,  but I do believe he will order it to happen.

Historically, when he says he wants something it usually does.

Seems to have a strong tone of business over lives at this point.

 

 

And this time I hope he sticks to his guns and the country will open.

[pkrv]

3 minutes ago, Deli said:

 

And this time I hope he sticks to his guns and the country will open.

Guns are the only form of negotiation and government this strutting little 'PM' understands...

[Rockhound]

They should never have closed.

[nobodysfriend]

He does not have much of a choice .

A good part of the thai population has problems to make a living as their income has broken away and the little government help is not enough .

It is a risk to take , sure , but , in the long run , there is no other way .

The question is : Who will come ?

[ozz1]

what these idiots don't comprehend is no one is lining up to come to Thailand no one is travelling too far  everyone i have contacted has said they are waiting for this to blow over a bit 2023 looking good 

[NanLaew]

25 minutes ago, riverhigh said:

Based on the recent success of vaccine rollout, quarantine measures, visa creation, etc., this little government PR stunt should be treated as such. There is nothing in reality to support the re-opening of international airports, on a full scale basis, withiin 120 days.

 

Why not? The airports of most of the world have been open for business, albeit with lower passenger volumes, for well over a year and some never really closed.

 

Over 100 million jabs are on order from six different suppliers for delivery to everyone, regardless of nationality, to meet with their vaccination targets. Yes, the vaccine rollout to-date hasn't been anything to write home about but despite my collective 20-odd years in Thailand, I have faith that reopening the country before the traditional high season is not totally unachievable.

 

The PM has finally set national goalposts. As Boris Johnson knows, if you don't have goalposts, one can hardly be accused of moving them.

[anchadian]

Even with the continuing high infections.

 

Today, 3.058 infections and  22 dead.

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/347125250239139

[Henryford]

Never mind the airports what about the bars.

[spidermike007]

I plan to fly back this fall and return within a month or two. It is going to be quite pleasant to use Swampy, with only 400-600 international daily arrivals. 

[FarFlungFalang]

3058 cases today.2599 community cases and 459 prison cases.

[FarFlungFalang]

14 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Even with the continuing high infections.

 

Today, 3.058 infections and  22 dead.

 

https://www.facebook.com/informationcovid19/posts/347125250239139

Too quick for me.