House of Representatives, May 20-foreign tourists enter Thailand, close to 10 million people. The government supports all agencies to facilitate all aspects. AMA expects 66 airlines in the fiscal year to carry Chinese tourists to Thailand 46,175 flights.
Miss Traisulee Trisoranakul, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said that from the beginning of the year until May 15, there were 9.47 million foreign tourists entering Thailand through all channels, generating income from tourist spending of 3.91 hundred thousand. million baht, mostly from countries in East Asia, South Asia and ASEAN
The government has supported relevant agencies to improve their operations in various areas. to facilitate the tourism sector Maintain growth momentum to meet targets, especially Chinese tourists The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) estimates that in 2023, 5.3 million people traveled to Thailand, or if there are other additional factors, it could be as high as 7 million people.
Ms. Traisulee said information from the Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Company Limited (AEROTHAI) indicated that in the first 7 months of the fiscal year 2023 (October 2022-April 23) there were flights from China. 12,805 flights arrived in Thailand, an increase of 98% compared to the same period last year. This comes from the fact that China has a policy that allows tour companies to take group tour tourists out of the country from 6 February 2023 onwards.
During the remainder of the fiscal year, AEROTHAI expects that flights from China still increasing Expected in May There will be 5,330 flights from China, 6,090 flights in June, 7,150 flights in July, 7,460 flights in August and 7,340 flights in September, resulting in the entire fiscal year ’23 (Oct. .65-Sep. 23) There are 46,175 flights from China to Thailand.
Ms. Traisulee said that the expected number of flights from China is still 66 percent less than the same period in 2019, which was before the outbreak of COVID-19, but relevant agencies have made preparations to accommodate. In order not to cause further disruptions to flights Both the consideration of the allocation of the flight schedule in accordance with the capacity to accommodate the flight. Air Traffic Mobility Management Has cooperation with China’s air navigation service agency, etc.
The Ministry of Transport has continuously monitored the problem of the temporary shortage of ground service providers at Suvarnabhumi Airport. in order to provide ground service smoothly able to accommodate the growing number of passengers while the company Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited is in the process of selecting the third person who is granted the right to operate ground services at Suvarnabhumi Airport according to the plan. From the present there are 2 ground service providers to reduce the problem of delayed baggage handling.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency