Phuket Airport denies extorting money to speed up Immigration clearance
PHUKET Airport quashed rumours of money being extorted from passengers to quickly get them through Immigration when the arrival terminal is packed with tourists waiting to enter the popular resort island, Amarin TV said this evening (May 31). A thorough investigation has been launched into instances of outsiders impersonating officials who went around demanding […]
Read MoreKrabi residents urged not to panic over US combat aircraft using provincial airport
THE Thai air force urged Krabi residents to not panic over US combat aircraft landing and taking off at this Andaman coastal province’s airport reassuring that it is unrelated to the Middle East conflict and are in fact troop rotation and medical flights, Naewna newspaper said today (April 8). AVM Chakrit Thamvichai, the Thai […]
Read MoreMP urged to tackle long queues at Phuket Airport amid rumours of ‘special lane’
AFTER a Facebook page highlighted very long queues at Phuket Airport’s immigration section amid rumours that tourists are being charged 200 baht to quickly go through a “special lane” some residents have asked MP Chalermpong Saengdee to raise this issue at the House of Representatives, Amarin TV said today (March 28). The “Phuket Info […]
Read MorePhuket Airport closed till evening after aircraft malfunctions while landing
PHUKET Airport has been closed till 6 p.m. today (Mar. 11) with 120 flights affected after an Air India Express airplane malfunctioned while landing on the runway but fortunately there were no injuries, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said. Initial investigations revealed that the Boeing 737-800 aircraft, on flight AXB938 from Hyderabad to Phuket, […]
Read MoreUS hasn’t asked to use U-Tapao Airport: Minister
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow today (Mar. 5) denied that US Ambassador Sean K. O’Neill asked to use U-Tapao Airport as a base to fight Iran during a meeting with Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday, Naewna newspaper said. The discussion focused on the relations between the two countries with updates on import tariff […]
Read MorePhuket landowner tables airport expansion plan
WITH aviation industry projected to grow in 2026 on the back of increased tourism airlines have requested landing more fights here while ordering additional aircraft but key Thai airports are already coping with heavy air traffic volumes with Phuket International Airport being in similar state but there is now an option to enlarge the […]
Read MoreSuvarnabhumi Airport confirms drone sightings nearby, investigation underway
SUVARNABHUMI Airport management confirmed this afternoon (Dec. 22) that unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) were sighted flying nearby in the wee hours of this morning with this being the second night in a row they were seen but they had not entered the flight path, Amarin TV said this evening. A meeting was held at […]
Read MoreResidents panic after seeing several ‘drones’ near Suvarnabhumi airport
SECURITY agencies held a meeting today (Dec. 21) after several residents said they saw a large fleet of mysterious drones flying near Sunvarnabhumi airport but the authorities have yet to confirm they were Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Amarin TV said. Reporters of this television station talked to some residents of Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang […]
Read MorePhuket Airport runway closed after aircraft malfunctioned
PHUKET International Airport’s sole runway has been closed after a military airport malfunctioned there at 11.14 a.m. today (Oct. 8) with passengers urged to check with their airlines to prevent missed flights, FM91 Trafficpro and Phuket Times online media said. For maximum safety Phuket Airport issued a runway closure notice in order to move […]
Read MoreFormer Phuket Airport deputy chief held on graft charges
A FORMER deputy director of Phuket Airport was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport upon arrival from overseas on charges of corruption in mishandling garden decoration contracts for Thailand’s main airport worth 7.1 million baht, TV Channel 7 said today (Sep. 26). A National Anti-Corruption Commission and Immigration Bureau 2 team apprehended Mr. Manas (surname withheld), […]
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