AVIATION
In Phuket, a 16-day ban on private jets
- Published: 21 Dec 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Business
Officials have slapped a ban on private aircraft movements through Phuket during the holiday season to ease congestion worsened by airport expansion work.
Closed to private jets: the aerial view of Phuket airport.
The 16-day ban, in the form of not providing time slots for take-off, landing and parking, came into effect on Wednesday as the airport struggled to cope with the surge in traffic during the Christmas/New Year period.
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