BANGKOK (NNT) – Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) has announced plans to continue its expansion of Suvarnabhumi Airport. The move comes amid an improving global pandemic situation, which is allowing more freedom of travel for tourists. Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob projected that the international airport will see increasing activity after the situation in […]
Thailand has reported its first case of Monkeypox, in an air passenger travelling from Europe who stopped over at an international airport in Bangkok for about two hours prior to transiting onto a flight to Australia, where he later developed symptoms, according to the Disease Control Department. 12 crew members and passengers on the same […]
The international disease control and quarantine office at Suvarnabhumi airport has begun to screen travellers from abroad for monkeypox, using the Thailand Pass system, Department of Disease Control (DDC) chief Opas Karnkawinpong said. Dr Opas said screening would detect people deemed high-risk and help prevent monkeypox being brought into Thailand. Full story: Bangkok Post Apinya […]
SAMUT PRAKAN: A motorcyclist believed to be flying high on drugs sneaked through a gate and onto the aircraft apron at Suvarnabhumi airport, a highly restricted area, causing 10 minutes of havoc on Tuesday. He was chased down and arrested by security guards, and is facing serious charges. Full story: Bangkok Post Sutthiwit Chayutworakan and […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Thailand will begin charging international arrivals a 300-baht tourism fee in the third quarter of this year. The fee will be used to provide benefits such as insurance and emergency assistance to foreign travelers. According to Chote Trachu, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Of Tourism and Sports, the Thailand Tourism Fee (TTF) […]
Suvarnabhumi airport has added more hotel counters for inbound passengers after reports of chaos in the passenger arrival area. Airport general manager Kittipong Kittikachorn said nine more counters for hotels had been added on the second floor, reserved for incoming air travellers, taking the total to 17. Full story: Bangkok Post Sutthiwit Chaiyutvorakan BANGKOK POST
BANGKOK, March 24 (TNA) – Thai K-pop star Lalisa “Lisa” Manoban of South Korea’s Blackpink girl group returned to Thailand for the first time in three years and many staff on duty at Suvarnabhumi airport were criticized for following the star en masse to take her photos. Lisa arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport on March 22 […]
Three Brazilians have been arrested on arriving at Suvarnabhumi airport and 15.5 kilogrammes of cocaine, worth about 46.5 million baht, seized from their luggage. The suspects, two men and one woman, had arrived from Brazil on two flights on Monday. Full story: Bangkok Post Sutthiwit Chayutworakan BANGKOK POST
