Thai ministers to welcome first group of Chinese tourists on Monday

[webfact]

 

Thai Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob and Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn will be at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Monday to welcome the first group of Chinese tourists to visit Thailand post COVID pandemic.

 

The visitors will fly into Bangkok in a 289-seat Boeing-789, on a direct flight from Xiamen operated by XiamenAir. The plane is scheduled to touch down at 12.50pm.

 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand says that, during the first three months of this year, about 338 flights from China will fly into Suvarnabhumi airport, including 98 in January, 144 in February and 96 in March.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-ministers-to-welcome-first-group-of-chinese-tourists-on-monday/

 

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[soi3eddie]

Did Anutin & Co. attend in person and welcome the first wave of Farangs after covid measures were eased? Chinese rule! 

 

[klauskunkel]

Health Minister Anutin will check their covid vax, Transport Minister Chidchob will advise them about Thailands Zebra crossings and Sports Minister Phiphat will entertain them with cartwheels while they wait in line.

[rabang]

Their bowing to China and disregard of other nationalities is repulsive. If I did not have any connection with Thailand I would not even think about Thailand as a destination at least for the next couple of years.

[4MyEgo]

Will we be able to recognise Anutin and the others in their PPE attire welcoming their virus free guests......LOL

 

[RichardColeman]

The plan to destroy foreign economies part !! is now in full swing

[ross163103]

This Thai govt is pretty sickening how they bow to the Chinese. I guess the yuan is more important than Thai people's lives. And of course when the deaths start climbing it will be excuses like, "You didn't get your proper amount of vaccinations", or "You didn't wear your masks enough or wash your hands enough, what can we do if you don't protect yourself?"

[jacko45k]

I suppose the red carpet, lined by several spittoons will be put down soon, a  welcoming wheelbarrow of shrimp!

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob and Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn will be at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Monday to welcome the first group of Chinese tourists to visit Thailand post COVID pandemic.

You know Thailand is in a mes when ministers do this...

without tourism Thailand is screwed.

[mikebell]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

about 338 flights from China will fly into Suvarnabhumi airport, including 98 in January, 144 in February and 96 in March.

Carrying thousands of passengers with over 50% infection rates according to tests on planes into at least two countries last week.

[Gottfrid]

5 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Did Anutin & Co. attend in person and welcome the first wave of Farangs after covid measures were eased? Chinese rule! 

 

No, but they are a far more important group, related to tourism, then the ones you call foreigners. Maybe that´s why they go in person. To make it simple enough fopr you, we can take an example. If you win 10 000 baht in a lottery, you will get fairly happy. If you win 30 000 000 baht, you might be pictured with receiving a check on stage from a well known person.

[herfiehandbag]

Of course, if Covid infections were to rise again, then a state of emergency may have to be declared. It would only be prudent, a mere precaution of course.

 

That would be jolly handy in the months to come, would make a number of things, and outcomes, easier to manage

[phetphet]

So the Health Minister can take time out of his busy schedule to welcome some Chinese tourists.

 

I hope he wears a face mask.

[VocalNeal]

56 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

without tourism Thailand is screwed.

Without tourism there is not so much untraceable cash coming in. ????

[JimHuaHin]

Will the Ministers be wearing masks and active social distancing.?

[Lucky Bones]

3 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

Health Minister Anutin will check their covid vax, Transport Minister Chidchob will advise them about Thailands Zebra crossings and Sports Minister Phiphat will entertain them with cartwheels while they wait in line.

And TAT will be bangin' their calculator with more 0's in front of the decimal point.????????

[Lucky Bones]

2 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

Will we be able to recognise Anutin and the others in their PPE attire welcoming their virus free guests......LOL

 

Should be able to recognise Anutin.

He will be the clown getting his 26th booster in the arrivals lounge.????????

[Lucky Bones]

1 hour ago, ross163103 said:

This Thai govt is pretty sickening how they bow to the Chinese. I guess the yuan is more important than Thai people's lives. And of course when the deaths start climbing it will be excuses like, "You didn't get your proper amount of vaccinations", or "You didn't wear your masks enough or wash your hands enough, what can we do if you don't protect yourself?"

Yes, we will hear "Not my job, not my problem."????????

[mikeymike100]

This show of love for the Chinese Yen/money is really beyond belief? Its sad that we have to subjected to it, but it makes crystal clear what and who the Thai authorities care about?

 

Meanwhile in China:

https://apnews.com/article/politics-health-china-government-beijing-762d314d452875ecc525d5c21dbfa541

 

"China is now facing a surge in cases and hospitalizations in major cities and is bracing for a further spread into less developed areas with the start of its most important holiday, the Lunar New Year, in coming days"

 

"Overseas, a growing number of governments are requiring virus tests for travelers from China, saying they are needed because the Chinese government is not sharing enough information on the outbreak. The European Union on Wednesday “strongly encouraged” its member states to impose pre-departure COVID-19 testing, though not all have done so."

[vandeventer]

1 hour ago, mikebell said:

Carrying thousands of passengers with over 50% infection rates according to tests on planes into at least two countries last week.

They say over 5 million Chinese have been booked for Thailand in 2023 and this is just the start of the year. Oh my Buddha?

[placnx]

From the link ThaiPBS world: "At Chiang Mai International Airport, the first direct flight from China will land on March 15th. There will be about 200 flights during the three-month period, with 42 flights in January, 84 in February and 74 in March." So when are flights coming to Chiang Mai from China? Are the flights in January coming via Hong Kong?

[Confuscious]

No words for this disgusting behavior from the Thai Government.
Putting again the lives of their citizens in danger for their Chinese Masters.
Thailand at his worst.

[Mr Meeseeks]

[Purdey]

News on page 4 on Wednesday:

 

Thai Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob and Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakar have COVID-19 and will not be conducting their duties for 10 days. 

[Sheryl]

A number of nonsenical/trolling posts, and posting of youtube clip from an unapproved source, have been removed as haas been a post with racial/ethnic slurs

[realfunster]

2 hours ago, Purdey said:

News on page 4 on Wednesday:

 

Thai Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob and Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakar have COVID-19 and will not be conducting their duties for 10 days. 

 

That would be hilarious.

 

It's doubtful as Anutin has previous on this during the height of the pandemic, when he was confirmed as positive after some overseas jolly, was meant to isolate for a week and was back only a couple of days later for an obviously too important to miss photo-op. 

[PETERTHEEATER]

8 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

Health Minister Anutin will check their covid vax, Transport Minister Chidchob will advise them about Thailands Zebra crossings and Sports Minister Phiphat will entertain them with cartwheels while they wait in line.

And all when wearing full PPE.......????

[John Drake]

Instead of gushing over the Chinese, this group of officials should be elsewhere apologizing in person for the money lost and trips cancelled for Westerners and others who fell prey to their Chinese appeasement policy.

[Stargeezr]

I am glad that I will not be going to Thailand until next Winter. Maybe by then the endemic COVID variant will

be that weaker.  Only 6.7 Million people have officially died from COVID so far in the 3 years of COVID. 

  Hopefully my general health will be good enough to once again travel abroad. Remember that there are lots of Chinese who are not vaccinated. 

I hope that none of the travelers are not carriers. Good Luck to all of you.