Phuket Sandbox is not closing and has actually been a success, set to generate billions of baht: govt

[wensiensheng]

2 hours ago, Rhacsyn said:

Misquoted originally by Phuket News and been corrected many times on different threads on TV. For the one person positive on arrival to date, his travel group (12) and the poor lady sat next to him were asked to ALQ. They were sat in economy and only included his row and the two rows behind and in front. All other passengers continued as normal. There were 142 passengers on that Emirates flight (2f-30j-110y)

The guys next to him in the queue to plane, deplane, at the next urinal etc, were all in the clear also.

 

hope they didn’t get covid. Probably ok because I think he was from UAE and beta is the dominant strain there, so not the most transmissible.

[itsari]

Sandbox has allowed foreigners to avoid quarantine in a Bangkok Hotel . The benefit to the Thailand economy is marginal .

[BusyB]

A huge thanks to all the members who are providing eye witness reports. Much appreciated.

Edited July 14, 2021 by BusyB

[ChipButty]

13 minutes ago, itsari said:

Sandbox has allowed foreigners to avoid quarantine in a Bangkok Hotel . The benefit to the Thailand economy is marginal .

It also allows them to go out during the day so maybe some spending in the local communities and travel around the island

[LivinginKata]

1 hour ago, BE88 said:

So if you live in Phuket maybe you have the opportunity to go and see how many planes they pose on a daily basis if the indications are correct in the airport panels, it would be interesting to report the reality.

 

 You can look over internet with any flight tracker app

[Guderian]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

and they would be spending 8.9 billion baht. 

Well that's good news, the government's going to have to pay for its new space exploration programme somehow, after all!

 

https://thepattayanews.com/2021/07/14/thai-cabinet-approves-space-affairs-act-promoting-new-space-economy-and-space-exploration-in-thailand/

 

It seems that submarines are old hat now, Prayut must have seen Richard Branson on his maiden space flight and felt jealous. I can already see the government's new logo and motto:

 

 

[Jimbo2014]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

And he has insisted that despite less than 400 tourists arriving each day a 100,000 target for three months

 

Ummm let me get my calculator out.... nope still doesnt add up! ????

[PEE TEE]

What a load of BS in that case i look forward to The Samui opening tomorrow hoping to see loads of tourist spending loads of money on What, everywhere is shut . Lies lies and noughting  but lies . i expect to see the beach venders wearing designer suits after 6 weeks 

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

He said there was no truth to suggestions that the sandbox had been abandoned amid a rise in infections calling it fake news and pointing his finger at bad people who suggested that. He urged the public not to share this nonsense.

The only thing that was nonsense was diverting crucial vaccines to Phuket away from Bangkok and surrounding areas... now the rest of the country will pay the price for the utterly useless sandbox scheme.

Any money generated there is ultimately lost trying to treat the rest of the country...

Show me the profit in that? 

[ChipButty]

14 minutes ago, PEE TEE said:

What a load of BS in that case i look forward to The Samui opening tomorrow hoping to see loads of tourist spending loads of money on What, everywhere is shut . Lies lies and noughting  but lies . i expect to see the beach venders wearing designer suits after 6 weeks 

Only 12 arrive in Samui on the first day

[pagallim]

4 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Only 12 arrive in Samui on the first day

First day is tomorrow, Thursday/15th.

[orang37]

4 hours ago, wasabi said:

The people running the show have shown a propensity for wildly unrealistic and inaccurate estimates.

That talent is why they are running the show !

[ChipButty]

3 minutes ago, pagallim said:

First day is tomorrow, Thursday/15th.

Yep

[SchuetzRob]

4 hours ago, Tmoney said:

4 arriving

4 cancelled

May I suggest you have a look at the data one more time......????

[KhunMorris]

I want some of what these clowns are smoking. Embarrassing 

 

Sincerely 

 

MORRIS

Ex Bar Owner, Hua Hin.

[pagallim]

2 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Yep

The logistics of how ever many folk use this facility is going to be interesting.   They'll initially land in BKK, presumably with other people destined for ASQ in BKK, then Bangkok Airways flight to Samui.   I look forward to reading of the first hand experiences.

[PEE TEE]

11 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Only 12 arrive in Samui on the first day

Yes i saw on Thaiger think will check the arrivals at the airport

[Millcx]

5 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

I guess the question is WHOM was it a success for?

I Guess if they Subtract the number of expats leaving Thailand from the small amounts arriving then they will find that they better let the plane that is full of the Rich Indians land now … It’s been up there for 14 months “;0)

[Benmart]

These "officials" have no shame nor honor.

 

"Extrapolated at the same rate it would mean around 36,600 visits before the end of September, notes ASEAN Now. ".

 

More fortune telling.

[chrisbangkok]

How do I put this ..... Liar ...yes that sums it up nicely.

Edited July 14, 2021 by chrisbangkok

[ChipButty]

5 minutes ago, PEE TEE said:

Yes i saw on Thaiger think will check the arrivals at the airport

Me too

[ChipButty]

7 minutes ago, pagallim said:

The logistics of how ever many folk use this facility is going to be interesting.   They'll initially land in BKK, presumably with other people destined for ASQ in BKK, then Bangkok Airways flight to Samui.   I look forward to reading of the first hand experiences.

Then they have some big event going on with around 50 government officials lets see how that goes

[J Town]

5 hours ago, BE88 said:

 

 

Great, so can you explain to me why most of the incoming flights are canceled today?

 

 

 

https://www.phuket-airport.com/arrivals.php

16 out of 18 flights cancelled. That's severe!

[dougiemac52]

6 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

I guess the question is WHOM was it a success for?

Based on his figures each person will spend around 82k USD, on what ?? ????????????????

[eastendanto]

I wish I had been taught maths like your man at school, I'd have been rolling in it years ago ???????? unfortunately

I was taught real world maths and I ain't rolling in it!!

Edited July 14, 2021 by eastendanto

[pagallim]

10 minutes ago, J Town said:

16 out of 18 flights cancelled. That's severe!

Don't know where you are getting your figures from.   None of the scheduled international arrivals have been cancelled (there is one odd ball in a flight from Sharjah, Arabian Airlines, which seems to scheduled/cancelled every day).   The cancellations are all domestic flights, details of which have been well publicised over the past week.

 

https://www.phuketairportonline.com/flight-status-arrivals-departures/

[Rhacsyn]

1 hour ago, wensiensheng said:

The guys next to him in the queue to plane, deplane, at the next urinal etc, were all in the clear also.

 

hope they didn’t get covid. Probably ok because I think he was from UAE and beta is the dominant strain there, so not the most transmissible.

Agreed, and whilst the arrival numbers are small, then thankfully, I would guess and hope that the risks en route are small. Nevertheless, it is a risk and travellers should be very aware of that. I needed to get back to Thailand, took the risk, and seem to have got away with it!

 

 

 

 

[BE88]

1 hour ago, LivinginKata said:

 You can look over internet with any flight tracker app

 

Please look at the comment I replied to DFBPhuket said that the airport's internet flights are out of date

 

 

[Rhacsyn]

As a small aside, if I was part of the "Phuket tourist team", I would want to put these government spokes people and TAT on "mute" for a couple of months. They must cringe when they read these headlines and numbers knowing well what the real targets and numbers for the trial are.

 

Let the box run quietly in the background for a couple of months, no more hypothetical glory seeking, and if there are no major hick ups speak up and review then.

[malthebluff]

I am asking for donations to buy a few new calculators for this government it's clear they really need new ones