Not a protest, just having a laugh - farang tourist stunt causes Phuket airport headache

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Not a protest, just having a laugh - farang tourist stunt causes Phuket airport headache

 

Picture: Sanook

 

PHUKET: -- Pictures of a foreign tourist sitting on a baggage carousel at Phuket airport claimed to show disapproval at the slow service.

 

The sit down "protest" was seen by thousands online and had reporters scurrying to Phuket to see what all the fuss was about.

 

But it turned out that it was just a couple of foreign lads "having a laugh".

 

The pictures were posted after the incident at the domestic carousel on Saturday.

 

Somsak, an airline representative told sanook.com reporters that there were two foreign tourists waiting for their bags. They had only been there a couple of minutes and the belt was not yet moving, reports Sanook.

 

He saw them take it in turns to photograph each other sitting on the carousel.

 

"They were just having a bit of fun," said Somsak, "But I told them not to do it just the same as it is against regulations".

 

The belt started moving and passengers collected their bags within 7 or 8 minutes, he added, there was no delay or protest.

 

But the pictures prompted airport director Monrudee Ketphan to defend the airport against charges that people wait too long for their bags.

 

Her staff told the press that most passengers got their belongings within 10 minutes and only occasionally was there much of a delay.

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-01-30

[The man from udon]

Them pesky farang ,What about giving them a fine of 100,000baht and blacklisting them for 10 years after a year or 2 in IDC.

[Thaiwrath]

TIT, and I don't mean This Is Thailand !

[madmitch]

I've generally found the wait for bags at Phuket totally acceptable. It's the rest of the process that's the problem for arrivals i.e. Immigration and the bag scan at customs.

[zaphod reborn]

They'll be called down to the station, and forced to give a wai and public apology for a photo op.

[scotchonrocks]

..and pay a "fine"..

[Luckysilk]

It is very slow in Phuket compared to other Thai airports, I just assumed the baggage handlers took longer to go through my things :)

[Homburg]

5 minutes ago, Luckysilk said:

It is very slow in Phuket compared to other Thai airports, I just assumed the baggage handlers took longer to go through my things :)

Swampy far from spectacular.  Last time I arrived from Phnom Penh it took 50 minutes for the bags to start arriving.  These days the baggage handlers do seem to need more time to steal from your bags.

[AhFarangJa]

Last month, flew into Swampy from Chiang Mai.....Flight was about one hour.......bags took 43 minutes to arrive.......I am convinced they were on the plane behind us....

[hobobo]

39 minutes ago, Homburg said:

Swampy far from spectacular.  Last time I arrived from Phnom Penh it took 50 minutes for the bags to start arriving.  These days the baggage handlers do seem to need more time to steal from your bags.

The luggage locks are getting better, so the baggage handlers need to go on a locksmith apprentices course!

[Get Real]

If this is news, then people have very little to do.

[natway09]

It would be interesting to know what would happen if I did this at Sydney or Heathrow?

Don't think security would laugh it off

[Beats56]

2 hours ago, hobobo said:

The luggage locks are getting better, so the baggage handlers need to go on a locksmith apprentices course!

Locks on luggage are a joke. All you have to do is move locks to the bottom and use a pen to open the zipper. Look through the belongings then use the locks at the bottom and zip it back up.

 

[madusa]

23 hours ago, Luckysilk said:

It is very slow in Phuket compared to other Thai airports, I just assumed the baggage handlers took longer to go through my things :)

You are right on spot. They just want to make sure the things you have can get them a good price. This happen in many airports not only Thailand.

[Puccini]

11 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

TIT, and I don't mean This Is Thailand !

 

If you don'tmean "This Is Thailand", where do you see a tit in the photo?

[Rhys]

... ladyboys await their experiences...

 

[Thaiwrath]

4 hours ago, Puccini said:

 

If you don'tmean "This Is Thailand", where do you see a tit in the photo?

Sitting on the conveyor belt.

[sioux2012]

hell the hell is this news?....overrated junior reporters working for a tabloid 

[Puccini]

On 1/30/2017 at 9:31 PM, Thaiwrath said:

Sitting on the conveyor belt.

 

Thank you. Learnt something new: tit =  foolish or ineffectual person, a nincompoop

Source: http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/276816/whats-the-etymology-of-tit-the-insult

[tifino]

 

they should have left him be

 

 

what goes around comes around...

 

 

clean the gory mess up later