Popular Post webfact Posted December 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2022 By Thanaphum Charoensombatpanich Thailand’s key economic stimulus is likely to see a boost during this holiday season as the Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) says that the number of tourists could see a rise of nearly 170% year-on-year as Thailand’s tourism sector has seen a resurgence. AOT said during this New Year break it expects to see as many as 2 million passengers using its services at its 6 airports, which would be a 170% rise year-on-year as Thailand only started to open its borders to foreign tourists on July 1, 2022. The 2 million passengers (domestic & international), AOT said, would be a 171.28% increase from the same last year and AOT will see 12,190 flights or an increase of 87.01%, as people start to travel more amid lesser fear of Covid-19 strain. Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/47091/aot-expects-2-million-passengers-to-use-its-6-airports-from-dec-29-jan-4-says-it-is-ready-to-deal-with-surge-in-traffic/ -- © Copyright Thai Enquirer 2022-12-27 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) by large they are domestic flights and majority is not tourism, but visiting family for new years holiday. with high petrol prices it's cheaper for individuals to get airfare than drive. Edited December 27, 2022 by internationalism 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Let's say 2.1 Million passengers divided by the 7 days = 300,000 pax per day 29Dec-4 Jan, divided by 6 airports = 50,000 passengers per day, with say 250 pax on each flight = 200 planes per day at each of the airports. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted December 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2022 53 minutes ago, KannikaP said: Let's say 2.1 Million passengers divided by the 7 days = 300,000 pax per day 29Dec-4 Jan, divided by 6 airports = 50,000 passengers per day, with say 250 pax on each flight = 200 planes per day at each of the airports. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Yeah, what I was thinking as well. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 1 hour ago, KannikaP said: Let's say 2.1 Million passengers divided by the 7 days = 300,000 pax per day 29Dec-4 Jan, divided by 6 airports = 50,000 passengers per day, with say 250 pax on each flight = 200 planes per day at each of the airports. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm It says 2.1 million passengers using the airport, it doesn't say 2.1 millions passengers arriving. Since each arriving passenger has to depart also, you can halve your number of planes, that makes the number easily achievable. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymike100 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 These reports always use the words, "likely to see", "number of tourists could see a rise of nearly 170%", "expects to see". They obviously aren't sure and are being optimistic? Why don't they leave it until after New Year and then tell us what happened instead of what might happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 1 minute ago, mikeymike100 said: These reports always use the words, "likely to see", "number of tourists could see a rise of nearly 170%", "expects to see". They obviously aren't sure and are being optimistic? Why don't they leave it until after New Year and then tell us what happened instead of what might happen? It's part of the marketing campaign that is part of their job. It's also a useful way to alert others, businesses and the rest of the population as to what is being expected so they can respond accordingly, raise prices, take on staff, travel/don't travel etc etc. Of course they don't know precisely but it's a measure of their performance and effectiveness if the actual visitor numbers come close to the ones that are forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) Note the word " using " This could mean Arrivals, Departures, and a whole load of Stop Over and Domestic flights. The 2 M quoted does not mean anything unless broken down into the above categories. Edited December 27, 2022 by Cake Monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 I have no doubt the numbers will be high,including myself i know many who are returning including many thais Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Just used it. Subway sandwich was nice... Yes, just went for a sandwich. Will they count me into that quota if I go for another one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 23 hours ago, webfact said: AOT said during this New Year break it expects to see as many as 2 million passengers using its services at its 6 airports, which would be a 170% rise year-on-year as Thailand only started to open its borders to foreign tourists on July 1, 2022. So not as surprising as it seems then, as the percentage rise is based on a time when airports were still largely closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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