Russian tourists are continuing to flock to Thailand’s holiday paradise of Phuket. Yesterday morning, officials and staff at Phuket International Airport welcomed the first Red Wings Airlines flight from Zhukovsky, Russia, to Phuket. The flight carried 400 passengers.

 

Earlier this month, it was reported that Russians were Thailand’s fourth largest tourist group this year, with a total of 115,743 tourists so far.

 

In March, it was reported that over 7,000 Russians in Phuket were applying for visa extensions in a bid to stay in Thailand. Local immigration chief, Thanet Sukchai, said the great weather was one factor in their attempts to stay.

 

Thanet said there were 7,596 Russian nationals seeking to extend their stays, mostly in Muang, Thalang, and Kathu districts.

 

The countries with the most tourists in Thailand, as reported earlier this month, were:

 

1. Malaysia (367,530)
2. China (328,375)
3. India (131,230)
4. Russia (115,743)
5. South Korea (95,229)
6. Vietnam (84,221)
7. United States (70,977)
8. United Kingdom (70,089)
9. Laos (68,204)
10. Hong Kong (67,771)

 

By Tara Abhasakun

Top photo caption: Photo by Phuket International Airport.

 

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Lucky they mostly head south. Nai Yang was very quiet.

ahaha 68k laos tourists. ooooooooook johnny.

39 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Local immigration chief, Thanet Sukchai, said the great weather was one factor in their attempts to stay.

Well versed in world affairs I see!

From their website.....

 

Red Wings currently operates a fleet of 14 Airbus aircrafts, 7 Sukhoi SuperJet (SSJ 100) and 3 Boeing 777 aircrafts. All aircrafts meet high technical requirements and international safety standards.

 

As  the OP states 400 passengers, I would suggest that the aircraft was either a Airbus or Boeing as the Sukhoi only carries 100.

 

Both Airbus and Boeing have banned the supply of spare parts for over a year due to sanctions.

 

Obviously, the website is lying about meeting international standards.

 

Phuketians beware falling aircraft parts!

 

Our fleet (flyredwings.com)

all russian flights are unsafe as they have no certs of air worthyness and no correct spare parts

https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-05-21/sanctions-threaten-russian-aviation-safety-expired-components-and-concealed-malfunctions.html

 

Sanctions threaten Russian aviation safety: Expired components and concealed malfunctions

A number of leaks expose the risks taken by the companies, like the 2,000 flights that took off with outdated parts

 

Russian airplanes continue to fly in the midst of the storm. The country’s airlines transported 95.1 million passengers last year, and their volume of activity has further increased this year. Sanctions as a result of the invasion of Ukraine have made it impossible for Russian companies to purchase certain spare parts to maintain their aircraft since February 2022, but it seems that nothing has changed for the passengers. However, a series of leaks has uncovered the industry’s negligence in ensuring safety. Inspections by a Transportation Ministry agency called Rostransnadzor have revealed that at least 2,000 flights took off with components that had passed their operational lifespan. What’s more, a new investigation has found that Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot instructed its aircraft personnel not to record in-flight malfunctions unless specifically directed to do so by the captain.

I see they let a skinny Russian women off first.....presumably for the photo op.

5 hours ago, stoner said:

ahaha 68k laos tourists. ooooooooook johnny.

If you lived in Udon Thani, you'd notice many of the HiSo Lao pop over to do quite a bit of shopping.  As long as they're spending, in goes into the economy.

 

Along with a bit of medical tourism, and Udon Thani BKK Hosp, along with the highly regarded Cancer Center there.

 

Also go to Khon Kaen excellent cardiac departments.  Even the expats and HiSo Thais go down to KK for that.

8 hours ago, KhunLA said:

If you lived in Udon Thani, you'd notice many of the HiSo Lao pop over to do quite a bit of shopping.  As long as they're spending, in goes into the economy.

highly doubt its that high though. thats a lot of hi so laos.

8 hours ago, KhunLA said:

If you lived in Udon Thani, you'd notice many of the HiSo Lao pop over to do quite a bit of shopping.  As long as they're spending, in goes into the economy.

 

Along with a bit of medical tourism, and Udon Thani BKK Hosp, along with the highly regarded Cancer Center there.

 

Also go to Khon Kaen excellent cardiac departments.  Even the expats and HiSo Thais go down to KK for that.

What do Hiso Laos look like?

10 hours ago, Will B Good said:

I see they let a skinny Russian women off first.....presumably for the photo op.

Photo could be 1 year old. Most media photos are fake.

11 hours ago, Will B Good said:

I see they let a skinny Russian women off first.....presumably for the photo op.

Followed closely by two "draft age" chaps!

1 hour ago, bignok said:

What do Hiso Laos look like?

Pretty much the same as Thais, but they drive SUVs & 4X4s w/Laos plates on their vehicles.

 

Some even wear their work clothes (chefs) and empty the frozen meat section at Makro, or wheel boxes out before they even make it to the display cases.

 

Need to pay attention to details sometimes, its not hard.  As always, I rely on what I see, and my experiences, to form thoughts & opinions.  

 

When driving over to Laos, noticed a lot more traffic coming into TH.

Red wings  has a different connotation in some circles 

3 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Pretty much the same as Thais, but they drive SUVs & 4X4s w/Laos plates on their vehicles.

 

Some even wear their work clothes (chefs) and empty the frozen meat section at Makro, or wheel boxes out before they even make it to the display cases.

 

Need to pay attention to details sometimes, its not hard.  As always, I rely on what I see, and my experiences, to form thoughts & opinions.  

 

When driving over to Laos, noticed a lot more traffic coming into TH.

Easy to spot the 4x4's are left hand drive 

16 hours ago, LosLobo said:

Obviously, the website is lying about meeting international standards.

Why must they be lying?  Are there any confirmed reports of their Airbus and Boeing aircraft being compromised by being defective in any way or failing to meet international safety standards? 

 

Do you really think that airlines do not keep stocks of spares for aircraft on their fleets or do you think that they wait until they need a part, after sanctions have been imposed, and then try to order them one by one?

16 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

all russian flights are unsafe as they have no certs of air worthyness and no correct spare parts

Nonsense.

https://www.rusaviainsider.com/russia-enhances-continued-airworthiness-system/#:~:text=Transferring such aircraft into the,oversight functions for these aircraft.

 

Why do you think that they have no correct spare parts?

You can almost hear the sound of Thailand falling off the last rung of the morality ladder ???? 

21 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

You can almost hear the sound of Thailand falling off the last rung of the morality ladder ???? 

You can almost here the sound of Thailand prosper up the rung of the economic ladder.

 

By ignoring the silly Anti RU & CH BS, that seems to benefit those pushing it ...

... IMHO

How many russians went back home on that plane?

 

12 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

You can almost here the sound of Thailand prosper up the rung of the economic ladder.

 

By ignoring the silly Anti RU & CH BS, that seems to benefit those pushing it ...

... IMHO

"Without a moral compass the human mind will justify anything.” – by the look of it ????

4 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

"Without a moral compass the human mind will justify anything.” – by the look of it ????

I find most moral compasses are defective & hypocritical.  But that's for another thread. 

 

1 hour ago, findlay13 said:

Red wings  has a different connotation in some circles 

I got mine at a party when I was 14

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Why must they be lying?  Are there any confirmed reports of their Airbus and Boeing aircraft being compromised by being defective in any way or failing to meet international safety standards? 

 

Do you really think that airlines do not keep stocks of spares for aircraft on their fleets or do you think that they wait until they need a part, after sanctions have been imposed, and then try to order them one by one?

I doubt that they hold stocks sufficient for over a year. 

2 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Why must they be lying?  Are there any confirmed reports of their Airbus and Boeing aircraft being compromised by being defective in any way or failing to meet international safety standards? 

 

Do you really think that airlines do not keep stocks of spares for aircraft on their fleets or do you think that they wait until they need a part, after sanctions have been imposed, and then try to order them one by one?

"Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport does not comply with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards".

 

FAA Downgrades Russian Air Safety Rating | Federal Aviation Administration

21 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Nonsense.

https://www.rusaviainsider.com/russia-enhances-continued-airworthiness-system/#:~:text=Transferring such aircraft into the,oversight functions for these aircraft.

 

Why do you think that they have no correct spare parts?

Why don’t you book a flight?I imagine they are having great difficulty sourcing any spares also I’m sure Putin’s war machine has first priority for anything aviation related sketchy at best

they cant get any ball bearings from germany or sweden

and dont/cant make em

unlikely they      have insurance  who in  their right mind  would insure them rustbuckets 

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