Domestic air travel shrinks in 2021
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published : 10 Jan 2021 at 06:00
30 Passengers are seen at Don Mueang airport on May 2, 2020, after domestic flights resume at Don Mueang airport. (Photo by Pornprom Satrabhaya)
The recent Covid-19 outbreak has seen domestic air travel drop by 60% since the start of the year, says the Department of Airports (DoA).
The figures were drawn from 20 airports supervised by the DoA nationwide, according to Apirat Chaiwongnoi, acting director-general of the department.
Domestic passengers passing through the 20 airports also plunged from an average 30,000 a day before the New Year to 12,000, he said.
The number of aircraft in the sky also fell.
Domestic air travel takes a hit
Domestic air travel takes a hit
BANGKOK: The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has seen domestic air travel drop by 60% since the start of the year, says the Department of Airports (DoA).
Sunday 10 January 2021, 12:30PM
Passengers are seen at Don Mueang airport on May 2, 2020, after domestic flights resume at Don Mueang airport. Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya / Bangkok Post
The figures were drawn from 20 airports supervised by the DoA nationwide, according to Apirat Chaiwongnoi, acting director-general of the department, reports the
Domestic passengers passing through the 20 airports also fell from an average 30,000 a day before the New Year to 12,000, he said.