New B90 security charge planned for Thai airports

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New B90 security charge planned for Thai airports

Published: 26/01/2012 at 02:27 AM
Newspaper section: Business

Passengers at major Thai airports will soon have to pay an additional security charge to cover the cost of examining and screening personal information of incoming and outgoing travellers.

A fee of 90 baht per passenger will be levied to cover the cost of an advanced passenger information system (APPS), which will be put in place at airports with international flights.

Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT), which operates the country's six main airports including Suvarnabhumi, last week endorsed the APPS charge as it gears up the security measures.

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nipper240
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Discussion 3 : 31/01/2012 at 10:06 AM3
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Khun Somchai Sawasdeepon, Suvarnabhumi director, has cleverly come up with yet more sophistic plans to gain yet more money from foreign travellers. Yes, I know all travellers will be levied, however, about 90% of them are non Thai, have a look around Suvarnabhumi airport and just see how few Thais are travelling.

Advanced passenger information system (APPS) = 90 Baht per person.

PSC for international flights is expected to rise to 800 baht per head = 100 Baht

Neither of these two measures will enhance security at the airport, as we all know, a slap in the right place lets you walk right through. TIT
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Discussion 2 : 29/01/2012 at 11:17 AM2
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Normally these types of systems collect passenger information on ALL passengers traveling on international flights. It enables ease of arrival procedures because foreign immigration officials receive this data when the plane is departing, giving them plenty of time to review the travelers' profiles before they land. If there are any concerns about individuals, they can be targeted on arrival, and the remaining passengers can flow through passport control more quickly. Now... there's no saying what Thailand will collect and whether they will (for god only knows what reason) exempt the VIPs from sharing this info.
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Discussion 1 : 26/01/2012 at 11:09 PM1
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Will this system contain information on ordinary passengers only, or VIPs as well?
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