Mr. Suriya Juangroongruangkit Minister of Transport Chaired the meeting to prepare for Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang Airport. To accommodate Chinese and Kazakhstani passengers according to the government’s VISA Free policy.
Mr. Suriya said that according to the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Mr. Settha Thavisin has established a policy of VISA Free measures between 25 September 2023 and 29 February 2024 to facilitate tourists, which will create incentives. Allowing more tourists to travel to Thailand. This will very well lead to stimulating the tourism sector to drive the overall economic system of the country during 2023 – 2024. Especially tourists from China As it is the time period that coincides with China’s National Day festival, it is expected that there will be more flights from China due to the government’s VISA Free measure, from an average of 72 flights/day to 96 flights/day. and the average number of passengers increased from 9,680 people/day to 18, ) so that every step of the process is convenient and fast. Do not allow passengers to become congested. or takes a long time after getting off the plane Including the establishment of a Single Command Center to be a joint coordination center for all agencies involved in providing services at every step in the airport. Responsible for inspecting and following up on services and tighten traffic management in front of the port to prevent heavy congestion. and keep records of service information CCTV photos In order to analyze and provide better services.
Mr. Keerati Kitmanawat, Director General of AOT, said that AOT has prepared to accommodate the travel of tourists. Manage the airport to provide efficient service according to standards.
(1) Incoming passengers
– Immigration procedures Coordinate with immigration officials Prepare to fill all 138 passport control lanes during peak hours. and prepare 16 automatic inspection machines
It will accommodate 7,140 passengers per hour. The time required for visa approval is 1 minute per person.
– Procedure for receiving baggage Supervise and track baggage delivery times to meet specified standards. by instructing ground service providers and airlines Prepare manpower and equipment to full capacity and in line with increased flights.
(2) Outbound passengers
– Check-in process Coordinate with airlines to provide full check-in service staff at all 302 counters and public relations to invite passengers to use the automatic self-check-in service (CUSS) and the automatic baggage claim service (CUBD) (average time 1 minute per person) In addition, there has been an additional Early Check-in.
– Search point procedures Arrange staff to spread out lines of passengers so they can enter the international departure passenger screening point. which has a total of 3 zones with similar quantities In order to use the search equipment, consisting of 25 x-ray machines that have been installed with the Automatic Return Tray System (ARTS), to be as efficient as possible. This will ensure that the search time will not exceed 7 minutes per person.
– Visa inspection process Coordinate with Immigration officers to fill all 69 checkpoints during rush hours. and prepare 16 Auto Channel machines with a passenger space of 2,199 square meters, able to accommodate 4,149 passengers. As for Don Mueang Airport, AOT will proceed in the same way.
In addition, Mr. Suriya Juangroongruangkit Relevant agencies have been assigned to consider preparations in the relevant areas. To ensure that tourists are comfortable throughout their travels in Thailand, it consists of preparing airports in the region. Preparing for travel within Bangkok Preparation for traveling to other provinces by train and bus Preparation for traveling in other provinces and preparation for safety in water tourism By requiring all departments to adhere to the same principles, namely providing efficient, convenient, fast, safe, clean and beautiful services, employees provide good human relations. And there are service rates that are in accordance with the law.
The Ministry of Transport has continued to manage every step of the service that is the gateway to Thailand. Ready to support the increasing number of flights and passengers. To make Thailand the gateway and travel center of the region. Stimulate the circulation of money in the economy, trade, investment, and tourism. and national security.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency