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More than 1 foreign visitors have arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport since April 11.000, Airports of Thailand (AoT) said.
Kittipong Kittikachorn, director of Suvarnabhumi Airport, says international arrivals at the airport have increased by 65% compared to last month's figures. Since the lifting of the Covid-19 test requirement in the country of departure, the number of international arrivals has risen to 11.623 per day. Last month, this figure stood at an average of 7.003 per day.
The number of international flights serving the airport has also increased to 141 per day. That's an increase of 2,9% from 137 last month. The airport's Hall C has reopened to accommodate the increasing number of international arrivals. Halls E, F and G were reopened earlier.
Passport control counters in Zone 1 have also reopened after being closed for renovations during the pandemic. A total of 56 passport counters are now back in service, increasing the airport's passenger handling capacity to 4.080 per hour from 3.450.
Since April 1, the number of passengers landing at the airport, on both domestic and international flights, has risen to an average of 53.627 per day, a 27% increase from last month, Kittipong said. The number of domestic passengers increased by an average of 10% or 29.691 per day, the number of international passengers increased by an average of 56% or 23.936 per day.
Every day, approximately 536 flights land and depart from the airport. Of these, 254 are domestic, up 10% from the corresponding period last month. The rest is international air travel, up 3% from last month's figures.
Kittipong says the airport will deploy more resources to restore capacity and keep pace with the increase in aircraft movements and traffic.
Source: Bangkok Post
That PCR test in NL will be worst to me. It is about the test in Bangkok, whatever test this is…
The consequences of a positive test are far too great for 99% of potential tourists. People go on vacation and don't feel like stress. Undergoing a test in BKK = stress. So don't.
Yesterday, 8.30 am, came back via Singapore to Thailand, Test and Go. Reception in Thailand went smoothly.
No queues, blue seats on display – hundreds – remained unused.
Just a Thailand Pass check, no one for me at customs and after luggage I was collected by the driver from Test and Go Hotel, who first took me to a PCR test location and then to the hotel.
I had booked a cheap hotel including transport to hotel, testing and 1 night's stay with breakfast, test case for self-test after 5 days for less than 5000 THB (another hotel in Hua Hin charged me 4.100 THB for test alone!). For that amount, a great room with bathroom, good WiFi and a few sandwiches, fruit and juice upon arrival. After being locked in the room, resting from a long journey in a clean bed, taking a shower, I received the (fortunately negative) results by telephone at 2 pm.
Checked out, 15 minutes later my taxi was at my door, home in Hua Hin before 6 pm.
Tip: make sure your paperwork is in order, that's the hardest part.
This applies not only to Thailand but also to Australia, where I stayed for a short period and which only "opened" again on March 1. Australia also requires the necessary completed paperwork (visa and DPD) via the website before giving permission to enter the country. to travel into the country.
I had arranged everything for both the exit and entry before leaving Thailand, so that I could enjoy my trip worry-free
Landed from Singapore on April 5 at 8.00:XNUMX AM. The airport seemed deserted. Just stood in line at the Thai Pass control, nowhere else. The extra insurance and the hotel reservation was not checked at all upon entry. Only at the end, when you are almost outside, indicate which hotel you need to go to and show the reservation receipt.
We arrived from Singapore on March 26th.
Not very busy, after the blue chairs on to the control. With my wife, (Thai), almost nothing was checked, with me a solid check.
ThL pass, sat. , PCR , hotel… they even asked
Where we went after the Test and Go.
In the end, everything went fairly smoothly and well.
The test would be known before 8 o'clock in the evening, it turned out that they had already received the results our afternoon but forgot to pass it on….