Chinese airlines are expected to increase the number of flights to Thailand to 430 per week starting on June 1, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).
When the Department of Disease Control announced on New Year's Eve that Thailand would no longer impose Covid-19 screening measures on Chinese visitors, the move quickly stirred a heated public debate.
Flights to red zones banned
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published : 19 Jul 2021 at 04:30
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) on Sunday issued a ban on commercial domestic flights to destinations in provinces hardest-hit by Covid-19 or the dark red zones.
The order was signed by CAAT director Suthipong Kongpool in response to the latest stepped-up lockdown measures.
The flight ban, which goes into effect from Wednesday until further notice, applies to destinations in the dark red zone provinces which have expanded from 10, including Bangkok and surrounding areas, in the earlier lockdown order to 13 on Sunday. However, exceptions have been made for domestic flights to the sandbox provinces.
BANGKOK, 9 April 2021: Thailand will shut entertainment venues, bars and massage parlours in 41 provinces, including Bangkok, effective today, in a bid to slow the spread of Covid-19 cases on the eve week-long Songkran Festival holiday.
But the measures fall short of a national lockdown, and domestic travel continues without restrictions. Overland travel from Bangkok will spike this weekend as residents leave the city to reunite with families in the provinces for the annual water festival.
According to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) statement, late Thursday, all entertainment places in 41 provinces, including Bangkok, will be ordered to shut their doors for at least two weeks.
CAAT seeks jabs for air, ground staff
published : 6 Apr 2021 at 05:00
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Covid-19 vaccines are being sought for 20,000 frontline personnel in the aviation industry with the country set to reopen to foreign visitors, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) says.
The CAAT said there is an urgent need for people in the aviation sector to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before international travel resumes.
A request specifying the amount of vaccine needed has been submitted to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
CAAT office director Suthipong Kongpool said the authority estimates about 20,000 people, including pilots, cabin attendants and ground service staff, will need jabs.