Chiang Mai International Airport has cancelled 101 flights and rescheduled 59 others during the two-day sky lantern festival next week for safety reasons.

 

Chiang Mai is the heart of the festival, locally known as the “Yi Peng” festival, which takes place next Monday and Tuesday.

 

The airport’s deputy director, Wisut Khamyod, said the move is aimed at avoiding the possibility of lanterns, expected to be released in large numbers, interfering with aviation. The flight changes will not impact passenger services, as they have been informed of the change in advance.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-11-23

 

- 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.

 

Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The flight changes will not impact passenger services, as they have been informed of the change in advance.

Maybe passengers will be impacted due to travel dates changing?

Might as well get the forest fires started early this season.

Why isn't this (and releasing balloons in the air at a funeral or wedding in the USA) considered littering and made illegal? 

On 11/25/2023 at 9:13 AM, WDSmart said:

Why isn't this (and releasing balloons in the air at a funeral or wedding in the USA) considered littering and made illegal? 

You old miser

I thought the lanterns were banned a few years ago?   Not that i thought that was good.  I think it use to look beautiful.   

The really good thing about Thailand is that there are plenty of rules either to choose from or to ignore.  Makes me smile every day.

On 11/25/2023 at 10:13 AM, WDSmart said:

Why isn't this (and releasing balloons in the air at a funeral or wedding in the USA) considered littering and made illegal? 

Well, I know where you are coming from I tis illegal in my country as well, even plastic bags, plastic straws and many other things but this is Thailand it is a third world country.