10% increase in international flights from Nov to Dec

[webfact]

 

By Suwit Rattiwan

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - According to Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT), since November, slot reservation of international flights has already increased 10% as Thailand reopened air borders.

 

From November 1, international flight slot reservation has increased by 1,518 flights from 15,614 flights previously reserved before November 1, bringing the number of confirmed international flights to land throughout this year to 17,132 flights.

 

The AOT also reported that in December alone, flight slot reservations increased from 7,649 to 9,483 flights which is 24% more compared to November.

 

It is expected that the rising number of international flights has been increasing because of the higher demand for travel during the high season.

 

During the first week of December, the AOT reported that average flights per day were 270.

 

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[StayinThailand2much]

More flights doesn't automatically mean more passengers/tourists. Do I have more money if I open more bank accounts?

[dutchman]

3 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

More flights doesn't automatically mean more passengers/tourists. Do I have more money if I open more bank accounts?

Yes i asume you have more money stashed away when you have more accounts as one

, 555

 

[TechnikaIII]

The increase has little to do with tourism. It's people returning to Thailand to attend funerals of those killed in the road carnage.

[RichardColeman]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

 

It is expected that the rising number of international flights has been increasing because of the higher demand for travel during the high season.

Hate to say it but it could mean an exceptionally dire new year for tourism in Thailand for the first Q of next year then. If tourism in November was say, 110,000 people arriving, and let's say they hit 200-300K this year, I think they will be lucky to hit 110,000 tourists per month in the start of 2022 purely as more restriction in other countries in, families have returned and the usual xmas tourism has gone

[JetsetBkk]

Traffic in Phuket is horrendous - almost back to the bad old days before Covid.

Farangs on moto-cys are wobbling all over the road as they used to.

I hate it.

[Moon6966]

9 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Hate to say it but it could mean an exceptionally dire new year for tourism in Thailand for the first Q of next year then. If tourism in November was say, 110,000 people arriving, and let's say they hit 200-300K this year, I think they will be lucky to hit 110,000 tourists per month in the start of 2022 purely as more restriction in other countries in, families have returned and the usual xmas tourism has gone

Need a reform and stop of this hotel a pcr 

The more Thailand demand from the people 

Less are coming 

And that's it 

[mahtin]

3 minutes ago, JetsetBkk said:

Traffic in Phuket is horrendous - almost back to the bad old days before Covid.

Farangs on moto-cys are wobbling all over the road as they used to.

I hate it.

guess you better slow that mustang down

[aussiexpat]

"It is expected that the rising number of international flights has been increasing because of the higher demand for travel during the high season"

 

Made my year that Thailand thinks there is a high season lol

[terryofcrete]

Visited Thailand for a month (visa exemption ).glad to be home ... so boring there with so many bars etc. closed and dead athmosphere in so many places... won't be going back as I had planned for January... I'll be a minus one for TAT in January...Lol. 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

According to Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT), since November, slot reservation of international flights has already increased 10% as Thailand reopened air borders

I wonder how much the slot reservations increased in the resorts?

[khunjeff]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

According to Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT), since November, slot reservation of international flights has already increased 10% as Thailand reopened air borders.

I wish they would stop spouting this nonsense about "reopen[ing] air borders" - those borders were never closed, and even tourists have been allowed to enter for over a year now. The only things that have changed are a shorter quarantine and a different name for the COE.

[stigar]

Bla bla bla...big lie again.they still imagine.

[MrJ2U]

Hua Him is markedly more crowded.  

 

No where close to pre -covid to state the obvious.

 

Unfortunately Prices are also markedly more expensive as well.

 

Heading to Pattaya for a week tomorrow.

 

I've heard its got a pulse now at least.

 

Should be interesting.

 

[RedArmy]

1 hour ago, terryofcrete said:

Visited Thailand for a month (visa exemption ).glad to be home ... so boring there with so many bars etc. closed and dead athmosphere in so many places... won't be going back as I had planned for January... I'll be a minus one for TAT in January...Lol. 

Where did you stay and what month did you arrive ?

[JetsetBkk]

 

2 hours ago, mahtin said:

guess you better slow that mustang down

If only I could've brought it with me...

 

[madmitch]

Only  20% of international flight slots were taken up last month. 10% increase makes 22%! 

[SmartyMarty]

Will this mean Thai Post can finally deliver packages overseas?

[UTH001]

It would be more interesting to know how many international flights actually landed in Thailand last month (November), excluding cargo planes. Since there were only 133,294 international arrivals between November 1 and December 6 (3,702 per day on average, I could not find any data for November 1 to November 30 only), certainly 15,614 flight slot reservations are NOT required to carry that few passengers. I know that airlines currently make tons of money out of air cargo. But carrying on average only 8.5 passengers per plane is probably a bit ridiculous.

 

[arithai12]

1 hour ago, UTH001 said:

It would be more interesting to know how many international flights actually landed in Thailand last month (November), excluding cargo planes. Since there were only 133,294 international arrivals between November 1 and December 6 (3,702 per day on average, I could not find any data for November 1 to November 30 only), certainly 15,614 flight slot reservations are NOT required to carry that few passengers. I know that airlines currently make tons of money out of air cargo. But carrying on average only 8.5 passengers per plane is probably a bit ridiculous.

 

I believe that when they speak of flight slots they don't mean just arrivals, but also departures, so your average might have to be increased to 17 :-)

But clearly, there's more than just passenger flights since no airline would schedule international flights with that kind of occupancy. I know that when I flew Dubai-BKK in November, the Emirates B777 plane was quite full.

[VBF]

However you fiddle the figures, 10% of **** all isn't much! ????

[terryofcrete]

3 hours ago, RedArmy said:

Where did you stay and what month did you arrive ?

Arrived 25th October in Phuket ... ( sandbox was still in operation and hotel and tests booked and paid ) after being "released" from Phuket I went to Pattaya for 3 weeks.... same as I have done for years . It was almost sad to walk around at night ... even got food poisoning because lack of customers everywhere meant you could be unlucky... actually thought of shortening the trip but the change of flights was too expensive . Left for home on 23rd November. First time I was ever glad to be home to the cold !
maybe better now but I don't think the old Pattaya is coming back soon.

[stigar]

4 hours ago, MrJ2U said:

Hua Him is markedly more crowded.  

 

No where close to pre -covid to state the obvious.

 

Unfortunately Prices are also markedly more expensive as well.

 

Heading to Pattaya for a week tomorrow.

 

I've heard its got a pulse now at least.

 

Should be interesting.

 

Sorry..but i dont belive ur story.Maybe thats ur dream.I stay in korat.We just been to hua-hin.We didnt see u or other people.

[steven100]

was in Hua Hin ten days ago .....  stayed 3 nights and couldn't get outa there quick enough.

A few expats walking around but nothing like hundreds that's for sure.  It was a ghost town late at night.

[Aussiepeter]

59 minutes ago, terryofcrete said:

Arrived 25th October in Phuket ... ( sandbox was still in operation and hotel and tests booked and paid ) after being "released" from Phuket I went to Pattaya for 3 weeks.... same as I have done for years . It was almost sad to walk around at night ... even got food poisoning because lack of customers everywhere meant you could be unlucky... actually thought of shortening the trip but the change of flights was too expensive . Left for home on 23rd November. First time I was ever glad to be home to the cold !
maybe better now but I don't think the old Pattaya is coming back soon.

Not really relevant but I just "have to know" as I am desperate for a break from my Thai missus and daughter ! Is Greece worth a long look these days Terry ? I did a posting there 30 years ago & speak Greek really well. Many Greeks think I am from Crete, as they do have some locals with blond hair there.. I speak Turkish too, plus six other languages including Thai & Lao thanks to a career in the army, but after English & Thai, my third language is Greek. I can read it too, which was a real pain to learn, as they have different letters for upper & lower case (sneaky, that). Is Crete ('Kriti') worth a look these days ?  With a stopover in LOS on the way, of course..... for shopping & R/R. I am a biker too, but motorcycles are a breeze to rent in Greece. Positive or negative comments are welcome ...Cheers !

[stigar]

12 minutes ago, steven100 said:

was in Hua Hin ten days ago .....  stayed 3 nights and couldn't get outa there quick enough.

A few expats walking around but nothing like hundreds that's for sure.  It was a ghost town late at night.

I agree.We went back to korat after 3 days.Have booked and paid for a week.We just went back home.Even her daugther age 12 get bored.

[JetsetBkk]

32 minutes ago, steven100 said:

was in Hua Hin ten days ago .....  stayed 3 nights and couldn't get outa there quick enough.

A few expats walking around but nothing like hundreds that's for sure.  It was a ghost town late at night.

Perhaps they all came to Phuket...

 

...unfortunately. ????

[Oblomov]

Only real option in the region - I'd have preferred to be in my usual winter retreat of Bali but 10 days quarantine makes that unattractive. 

 

At least the STV and Pass are easy and processed quickly, once I'd spent a day scanning, converting, re-sizing and merging files for both.

 

Travel is set to be a trial for years and the numbers travelling will largely depend on whether it once more becomes attractive to more people than just those that have to get somewhere for reasons other than a holiday.

 

 

 

 

 

[daveAustin]

5 hours ago, MrJ2U said:

Hua Him is markedly more crowded. 

Wonder if Hua Her is busy too ????

[MrJ2U]

3 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

Wonder if Hua Her is busy too ????

Automatic Spell check.

Happens when I try to spell Hua Hin.