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Thailand is getting Suvarnabhumi Airport ready for international arrivals
3rd Jun 2022
On Monday, May 30, Minister of Transport Saksayam Chidchob conducted an inspection tour of the Suvarnabhumi Airport to guarantee compliance with the COVID-19 entry requirements, which will take effect on June 1.
Top executives from Airports of Thailand Plc. (AOT), including Vice Chairman Sarawut Songsivilai, President Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, Suvarnabhumi Airport General Manager Kittipong Kittikachorn, and Senior Executive Vice President (Engineering and Construction) Kerati Kijmanawat, gave Mr. Saksayam and senior MOT officials a tour.
The ministry's team has concentrated on the preparation and procedures for facilitating overseas arrivals in accordance with the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration's most recent instructions (CCSA).
Then, Mr. Saksayam led a video conference in the AOB 1 meeting room of the Suvarnabhumi Airport office to find out if the five other AOT-run airports were ready to use the CCSA's new protocols for letting in-bound air passengers.
Heads of the Don Mueang, Chiang Mai, Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai, Hat Yai Airport, and Phuket airports gave briefings. Senior officials from other government agencies with airport-related jobs, like the International Communicable Disease Control Checkpoint and Immigration Division 2, also gave the MOT team updates on how well they were meeting the CCSA's entrance requirements.
Later, at the Banquet Room 1, Suvarnabhumi Airport's office, the minister presided over a meeting of the heads of departments under MOT, as well as holding a news conference on the outcomes of his inspection tour.
The inspection started with a check for diseases that can be spread internationally and continued with passport and customs checks.
Beginning June 1st, Suvarnabhumi Airport has immediately begun working with the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) to operate in accordance with the new screening system so that international arrivals are handled appropriately and effectively. The above infographic depicts the steps involved in traveling to Thailand:
With the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, the Suvarnabhumi Airport expects traffic to progressively increase, with daily average passenger throughput increasing from roughly 64,000 in May to 68,000 in June, with 57 percent of foreign passengers and 43 percent of domestic passengers.
Aircraft movements are expected to increase in lockstep, rising from roughly 440 in May to 480 in June, with 55 percent of foreign flights and 45 percent of domestic flights.
Meanwhile, the International Communicable Disease Control Checkpoint has triggered Monkeypox screening procedures for travelers from countries that require extra precautions. Passengers who meet the suspected criteria for disease investigation and referral to the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute have procedures in place.
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