Suvarnabhumi passengers shrugging off warnings
- Published: 24/01/2012 at 02:28 AM
- Newspaper section: Business
Despite the terrorism warning for Thailand issued by the US and followed by 10 other countries, the passenger flow through Bangkok's main airport is surging during the Lunar New Year holiday period.
Based on flight permissions requested by international airlines, Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) said passenger throughput volume at Suvarnabhumi from Jan 19-31 will reach 2.3 million total or almost 177,000 a day, up by 23%.
An AoT spokeswoman said carriers have asked for 332 extra flights for the period _ 306 international and 26 domestic.
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- Writer: Boonsong Kositchotethana
- Position: Deputy Editor Business
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