Thai embassy in Seoul lowers flag for victims of plane crash

Family weeps for the victim of the Jeju Air accident.

Mourners at a memorial altar for victims of the Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Monday. (Photo: Reuters)
On Monday, mourners sat at a memorial shrine for the survivors of the Jeju Air accident at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea. ( Photo: Reuters )

In a show of mourning for the passengers and crew members killed in the Jeju Air fall, the Thai consulate in South Korea has reduced its symbol to half-mast.

The flag may remain in half-mast until January 4, according to the embassy.

Jeju Air trip 7C2216 crashed on Sunday, killing 179 persons. Only two people aboard the aircraft survived, both trip staff.

Two Thai girls were among the sufferers- Jongluk Doungmanee, 45, and Sirithon Chaue, 22.

Sirithon, a scholar at Bangkok University, was on her way to meet her family in South Korea. Jongluk was resuming his employment in South Korea. Sirithon was a senior studying airport business management at the time she was in her final year of college.

The Boeing 737-800 left Suvarnabhumi Airport at 2.29am on Sunday, according to Flightradar 24, a flight monitoring services, and crash-landed at Muan International Airport before 9am, skidding off the runway and hitting a roof and bursting into flames.

Experts questioned the possibility of a bird strike in light of the immediate disaster the accident caused, despite what officials had suggested was the cause.

In Udon Thani state, Jongluk’s community is grieving and wants to bring her body house for religious ceremonies.

Boonchuay Duangmanee, 77, said he had come to terms with his 45-year-old mother’s sudden death.

He told state broadcaster Thai PBS,” I can just take it, make peace with it.” ” No matter what I do, my girl didn’t appear back”.

He had felt a” sense of unease” when mates told him of the Jeju Air fall, he added, as his child often travelled with the airport.

Jongluk, the second child in the family, had spent seven years working in South Korea and made annual visits to her house in Udon Thani.

As another family gathered at the family’s home, Mr. Boonchuay said he wants to bring his mother’s body house for a proper religious festival.

The incident was the worst for any North Korean aircraft since a 1997 collision that claimed more than 200 lives in Guam.

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Holiday road accidents claim 143 lives across Thailand

Rescue workers give first aid to an injured victim after a bus collided with a car in Muang district, Chaiyaphum, late Saturday night. (Photo: Makkawan Wannakul)
Rescue personnel give first aid to an injured prey after a vehicle collided with a vehicle in Muang city, Chaiyaphum, later Saturday evening. ( Photo: Makkawan Wannakul )

The number of road accidents in the first three days of New Year holiday vacation neared&nbsp, 900, with more than 140. mortality. Bangkok had the most fatal injuries and Ayuthaya had the most injuries.

Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong said on Monday that from Dec 27 to 29 there were 872 traffic fatalities, 143 incidents and 841 hurt people.

Speeding was the most popular price of the incidents, followed by drink-driving. The most prevalent type of vehicle involved in the fatalities was a motorcycle.

The highest number of fatalities, 35, and the highest number of wounded individuals, 32, were reported in the central plain state of Ayutthaya while Bangkok had the highest number of fatalities, seven.

According to Mr. Tawee, the majority of New Year’s travelers had now arrived at their places and were having fun. So, he ordered authorities concerned to significantly enforce laws against drink-driving.

On Dec 29 ( Sunday ) alone, there were 280 traffic accidents, 47 deaths and 269 injured people. The most injuries, 12, and the highest death toll, 10, happened in the southwestern province of Surat Thani. Additionally, Lok Buri in the Central Plain recorded 10 fatalities. The highest number of fatalities, four, occurred in the northern province of Sakon Nakhon.

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Factory mezzanine collapses, killing five men

Rescue workers prepare to break through the fallen mezzanine floor and recover the bodies of the five dead men at Thai Yanagawa Co factory in Sri Maha Phot district, Prachin Buri, on Monday morning. (Photo supplied)
On Monday night, save workers prepare to tear through the fallen mezzanine surface and retrieve the body of the five men who had died at the Thai Yanagawa Co shop in Prachin Buri’s Sri Maha Phot area. ( Photo supplied )

Five employees were killed on Monday night when a floor ground they were moving collapsed inside a factory that manufactures auto parts in the Sri Maha Phot district.

Around 9:35 a.m. on Monday, the accident took place at the Thai Yanagawa Co. stock in the Rojana Industrial Park in tambon Tha Tum.

The large, 20 m large by 20 m long concrete floor floor, according to disaster mitigation officials, fell while being moved.

The mezzanine’s material composition tilted, and then the entire surface fell on the staff below, from a level of 2.50m.

To get the body of the five men, recovery workers were breaking through the rubble and fallen floor.

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Tourists injured when bus rear-ends truck in Chumphon

Another tour van was destroyed in Lampang by a fire.

Tourists on the road beside the damaged bus after it rear-ended a truck while taking European vacationers from Bangkok to Koh Phangan, in Sawi district in Chumphon province, early Monday morning. (Photo: Chumphon Karnkusol Songkroh Foundation)
Early on Monday night, tourists in Chumphon province’s Sawi city on the side of the bus that was hit by a truck as it traveled from Bangkok to Koh Phangan. ( Photo: Chumphon Karnkusol Songkroh Foundation )

A double-decker van carrying Western tourists from Bangkok to Koh Phangan struck a vehicle early on Monday morning in Chumphon province, injuring 17 people.

The vehicle had 45 people on board. According to the Chumphon Karnkusol Songkroh Foundation, it crashed into the back of the vehicle traveling in its direction on Road 41 in the Sawi city around 4am.

The incident injured 17 people, who were taken taken to Sawi, Thung Tako and Chumphon facilities for treatment, the evacuation base said. &nbsp,

Lawal Transport Co. was responsible for the vehicle, according to Matichon online.

The vehicle was leaving Koh Phangan in Surat Thani state, according to Sawi officers deputy chief officer Pol Lt Kriengsak Wetchateng.

The vehicle, according to police, claimed to have seen the truck on the road ahead as he turned around in the dark.

In a similar event in Lampang state earlier on Sunday night, another double-decker vehicle was gutted by fire. ( continues below )

Firefighters try to douse a fire that engulfs a Viriyah Tour Co double-deck bus in Ko Kha district in Lampang province on Sunday night. (Photo: Lampang Rescue Association)

On Sunday nights, firefighters sprayed the flames that engulfed a Viriyah Tour Co double-deck vehicle in Ko Kha region in Lampang state. ( Photo: Lampang Rescue Association )

Around 9o’clock on Sunday, a Viriyah Tour Co vehicle caught blaze on Phayon Yothin Road in the Ko Kha area. All passengers and crew escaped unhurt, according to the Lampang Rescue Association.

The vehicle was traveling from Bangkok to Chiang Mai capital, carrying around 40 people. After noticing smoke and flames coming from the engine at the back of the car, the vehicle properly stopped and ordered everyone to leave.

A personal international bus company called Viriyah Tour, which operates some routes under a contract with the Transport Co, a government-run business.

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Three people die in hotel fire near Bangkok’s Khao San Road

Firefighters arrive to put out the fire at The Ember Hotel in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, late Sunday night. (Photo: Rama 199 Radio Centre)
Firefighters arrive to put out the fire at The Ember Hotel in Phra Nakhon city, Bangkok, later Sunday evening. ( Photo: Rama 199 Radio Centre )

In a lodge fireplace near Khao San Road in Phra Nakhon District later on Sunday evening, three people died and seven others were hurt.

At 9:21 p.m. on Sunday, the blaze broke out at The Ember Hotel on Tanee Road.

Witnesses claimed it began on the second floor of the six-story resort. Within an hour, rescuers managed the lights.

About 40 people were inside the lodge, according to Bangkok government Chadchart Sittipunt, and many of them were escorted from the building’s top by fire truck ramps.

In Room 502, on the second floor, a foreign person was discovered useless. Two international men suffered severe injuries and afterward died in a hospital. Officials had yet to discover their citizenship.

Seven hurt people consisted of two Thai gentlemen, a Japanese male, a foreign person, a German gentleman, a European woman and a Chinese gentleman.

According to Governor Chadchart, rescuers put out the fire right away. He placed a health check on the resort before closing it.

Police were looking into the cause of the fire.

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Baby gorilla probe turns up customer

The baby gorilla (photo supplied)
The baby gorilla ( photo supplied )

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation ( DNP ) has unearthed details of the gorilla baby smuggling network based at Chatuchak Market, says DNP director-general Atthapol Charoenchansa.

A rich businessman who collects amazing animals was the buyer who attempted to import a baby gorilla from Turkey, he claimed, without giving any further details.

He also mandated a market crackdown for his involvement in the shipment of the gorilla, which is listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ( Cites ) and is considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN) and is regulated by the international trade in the species.

The Customs Enforcement Smuggling and Intelligence Directorate at Istanbul Airport in Türkiye on December 21seized the child monkey after it was brought on a journey from Nigeria to Bangkok and placed in a wooden field. The package was supposed to contain 50 rats.

According to Mr. Atthapol, the maker of the order resides in Asia and keeps wild animals in his collection.

Investigators discovered that the situation was connected to a Chatuchak Market store, which houses exotic animals from overseas for orders and sales. He said,” People who want exotic animals go there because there is a channel for importing and exporting wild animals.”

Authorities conducted a search of the pet store on Friday, according to Pol Maj Gen Watcharin Phusit, the NED’s chief. Authorities raided the store on December 25 at TK Farm in Nakhon Pathom. The business is registered as an importer and producer of animals.

Police also invited the agency’s owner to a meeting at the location to get more details, but he refused and turned his cellphone off. Investigators examined whether boxes allegedly used to buy rabbits were the same kind of boxes that contained the monkey. According to authorities, the plantation owner claimed that the containers had been destroyed.

” If the land owner is really stupid, he may have told the authorities and told us how many days he had imported creatures into Thailand and what kinds of animals were,” he said.

Officers Maj Gen Watcharin stated that although the officers are aware of the foreigner’s identity and need to conduct further investigation. Police may launch an investigation with the Department of Livestock Development or the Customs Department.

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Baby gorilla probe reveals smugglers at Chatuchak

The baby gorilla (photo supplied)
The baby gorilla ( photo supplied )

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation ( DNP ) has unearthed details of the gorilla baby smuggling network based at Chatuchak Market, says DNP director-general Atthapol Charoenchansa.

A wealthy businessman who collects amazing animals was the buyer who attempted to import a baby gorilla from Turkey, he claimed, without giving any further details.

He also mandated a market crackdown for his involvement in the shipment of the gorilla, which is listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ( Cites ) and is considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN) and is listed as endangered.

The Customs Enforcement Smuggling and Intelligence Directorate at Istanbul Airport in Türkiye on December 21seized the child monkey after it was brought on a journey from Nigeria to Bangkok and placed in a wooden field. The package was supposed to contain 50 rats.

According to Mr. Atthapol, the maker of the purchase resides in Asia and keeps wild animals in his collection.

According to researchers, the situation was connected to a Chatuchak Market store, which sells and orders exotic animals from abroad. He said,” People who want exotic creatures go there because there is a system for importing and exporting wild animals.”

Authorities conducted a search of the pet store on Friday, according to Pol Maj Gen Watcharin Phusit, the NED’s chief. The TK Farm in Nakhon Pathom, which authorities raided on December 25, owns the store. The business is a registered supplier and producer of animals.

Police also invited the agency’s owner to a meeting at the location to get more details, but he refused and turned his cellphone off. Researchers examined whether the boxes used to buy rabbits were the same size as those used to transfer gorillas. According to authorities, the plantation owner claimed the containers had been destroyed.

” If the land owner is really stupid, he may have told the authorities and told us how many days he had imported creatures into Thailand and what kinds of animals were,” he said.

Police Maj Gen Watcharin stated that the officers are aware of the identity of the stranger suspected of being involved but need to conduct further investigation. Authorities may launch an investigation with the Department of Livestock Development or the Customs Department.

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No lobbying in Thaksin probe: NACC

No single urged to move away, company says

Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra

The National Anti-Corruption Commission ( NAC ) disputes allegations that it has been manipulated into changing a commissioner to sway an investigation into the detention of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra in a police hospital.

NACC secretary-general Sarote Phuengramphan, who is also the company’s official, denied advocacy had taken place to change the director in charge of the case, as reported.

Jatuporn Prompan, an activist and former purple shirt leader, claimed during a live Facebook conversation on December 25 that Ekkawit Watchawanku had been pressured to resign as director in charge of the Thaksin hospital detention situation.

Mr. Sarote stated on Sunday that the NACC has approved the investigation and that the whole commission panel is in charge of it.

The NACC agreed earlier this month to look into officials who were alleged to have allowed Thaksin to spend time at the Police General Hospital ( PGH) rather than a prison.

Thaksin was detained in a hospital on the 14th ground of the hospital for around six months after being given an eight-year prison sentence in three cases before receiving aristocratic clemency, which reduced his sentence to one year. On February 18, he received a parole and was released from the PGH, and on August 31 he was finished serving his one-year jail sentence.

In response to allegations that Thaksin was sent to the PGH by representatives from the Department of Corrections and the doctor so he wouldn’t have to spend his time there, the committee made the decision to investigate the case. Thaksin was reportedly not severely ill, but he was given the option of a 180-day stay at the PGH.

The NACC claimed to have gathered sufficient information to conduct the investigation and that it had also chosen to move forward with the situation. According to the committee, the analysis would focus on 12 PGH and Department of Corrections leaders.

Mr. Jatuporn claimed in his Twitter conversation that Mr. Ekkawit was being lobbied to resign in favor of a different director.

The advocate speculated that a member of the commission was involved in the lobbying.

He claimed that Mr. Ekkawit, a former Supreme Court justice, assumed a significant part in the investigation and that campaigning was logical and appropriate to pursue his side of the story.

Although a change of director in charge does not stop in the case being dropped, it would at least wait the investigation, Mr Jatuporn said.

But, Mr Jatuporn said it was up to Mr Ekkawit if he would cave in to force.

” My information to NACC is merely this,” I said. The state had endured much tribulations. The organization must acknowledge that there are no tricks in the world, he said.

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Hikers told to take care of own waste

Phu Kradueng is one of the most popular national parks for local tourists.
One of the most well-known national parks for regional visitors is Phu Kradueng.

Over 4.5 kilos of waste were generated by customers to Loei’s Phu Kradueng National Park between October 1 and December 27, according to area director Adison Hemathanon on Sunday, before urging visitors to dispose of their waste in order to protect the resort’s natural environment.

Regulators have been asking visitors to take any spare they might see along the route with them in order to have it properly disposed of since the park reopened on December 23 as part of their effort to keep the area in a state of pristine situation.

Since the initiative was launched, Mr Adison said climbers have brought down about 60.5 kg of waste. Immediately, between Oct 1 and Dec 27, customers, porters and park officials brought down 4, 569 kg of non-biodegradable spend.

Vendors along the path have been instructed to dispose of their filth in safe waste pits that are off limits to wild animals in order to stop the squander from polluting the environment.

According to Mr. Adisorn, park authorities are also urging visitors to bring washable and/or bio-degradable pots to reduce the amount of waste left in the area.

After the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation ( DNP ) ordered it not to place waste bins along walking trails to prevent wild elephant attacks, Chulakorn Muangkaew, director of the Protected Area Regional Office 8 in Khon Kaen, reported that the park has made significant changes to its waste management protocols.

A 49-year-old girl from Chachoengsao died on December 11 when she was attacked by a wild rhinoceros while walking from her camp to Phen Phop Mai river. For security, DNP closed Phu Kradueng National Park for ten days.

He remarked that” travellers and shop owners may be held accountable for their own waste.”

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Troubled times for transport sector

Passengers walk along the Yellow Line monorail's tracks to a nearby station after a train malfunctioned in March in Samut Prakan. TIKTOK: Plaapiyaa
After a coach broke down in Samut Prakan in March, passengers walk along the Golden Line monorail’s tracks to a local station. Twitter: Plaapiyaa

1 Bumpy drive for the Golden Line’s first ride

The Golden Line gondola system’s first full year of operation in July 2023 was the subject of press coverage.

A wheel of a Golden Line train slammed into a vehicle near Si Thepha place on Theparak Road in Samut Prakan around the close of the 2024 New Year festivities.

Happily, no one was hurt, though the incident stretched public trust in the security of the system.

The Pink Line, the company’s mini monorail system, fell on December 24, 2023, causing identical damage as a result.

On March 28 another event followed. Between the Si Udom and Kalantan stations in Bangkok, a hand dish that had been installed on the road expansion mutual slipped.

Despite these strange Golden Line incidents, the number of passengers using the service hasn’t changed because electric rail transportation is still a more convenient mode of transportation, especially during rush hours.

That is why the Pheu Thai Party-led state has established a cap on the cost of using the state’s electric rail network, which is 20 baht per vacation.

In light of the government’s plans to begin reclaiming the electric train compromises so that it can fully utilize a low-cost transportation plan, the plan is likely to be expanded to include the Purple and Red Lines only.

In order to help pay for the promised low-cost electric rail service, the government has suggested imposing a congestion duty on internal city drivers.

2 Wire hole tragedy a harsh lesson

In the Pak Chong city of Nakhon Ratchasima in August, rescuers enter a section of the high-speed railroad tunnel that has collapsed. Two Taiwanese and one worker from Myanmar were killed in the event. State Railway of Thailand

In the Pak Chong city of Nakhon Ratchasima in August, rescuers enter a section of the high-speed railroad tunnel that has collapsed. Two Taiwanese and one worker from Myanmar were killed in the event. State Railway of Thailand

A crucial lesson was learned from the catastrophic loss of three lives, including one Chinese expert, one Chinese employee, and one Myanmar employer, when a hole at the Thai-Chinese high-speed coach project in the Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima caved in in late August.

The accident took place despite China having a lot of experience building high-speed coach systems in its own region, which, according to observers, underscores the value of additional safety measures for projects here.

A document attributed the cave-in to certain geographical factors. Pichet Kunadhamraks, director-general of the Department of Rail Transport ( DRT), said staff would adopt more real-time monitoring of geological conditions at railway sites, particularly underground excavations.

The hole where the three were killed belongs in the first phase of the project, which includes the Muak Lek-Lam Takhong pipe.

The high-speed initiative will join Bangkok with Nakhon Ratchasima.

According to end on June 14, 2025, operate on this segment is now about 77 % finish.

As for great information in the travel industry, the second 420-kilometre part of the southwestern double-track station program, connecting Nakhon Pathom with Chumphon, opened in June. The series reduces the journey day by a few hours.

Work on the 323.10km double-track rail, connecting Den Chai region in Phrae with Mae Sai region in Chiang Rai, which began on Feb 15, 2023, is also on training to complete with an opening in 2028 as planned.

3 Van fire exposes dubious practices

The 20 kids and three teachers who were killed when the vehicle they were traveling in slammed and caught fire in Pathum Thani's Lam Luk Ka city on October 1st, a ceremony honoring them is held. Varuth Hirunyatheb

The 20 kids and three teachers who were killed when the vehicle they were traveling in slammed and caught fire in Pathum Thani’s Lam Luk Ka city on October 1st, a ceremony honoring them is held. Varuth Hirunyatheb

Concerns over sub-par travel safety were sparked by the dreadful Oct. 1 van fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, which claimed the lives of 20 students and three teachers traveling from Uthai Thani on a review vacation.

When the bus crashed and caught fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Pathum Thani’s Lam Luk Ka district on October 1, Wat Khao Praya Sangkharam School in Lan Sak district of Uthai Thani, it was carrying 39 students and six teachers. Twenty students and three teachers were killed and three others were seriously hurt in the fire.

Chinnaboot Tour, based in Sing Buri, owned the vehicle. The driver, Samarn Chanphut, 48, fled the scene before surrendering later. A gas leak was discovered during an inspection of the ominous bus.

The bus had 11 tanks containing compressed natural gas ( CNG ), and a fuel line, which carries gas from a tank to the engine, had come loose, causing the leak. Six of the 11 CNG tanks installed on the bus were registered, while the others were not.

The Department of Land Transport ( DLT) was asked to order the inspection of all 13, 426 chartered buses using CNG within 60 days following the incident. As of Nov 22, 7, 484 of them had passed the safety inspection while 1, 531 failed and were ordered off the road. The rest had yet to be inspected.

In the absence of proper safety measures from the DLT, the Transport Ministry has also imposed a temporary ban on the use of buses carrying students on trips using CNG.

The central committee on land transportation approved a measure that would require large chartered buses to have at least one attendant on board starting from December 11 as yet another safety boost.

The rule mandates that 21-seater buses or larger, hired for excursions geared toward students and the elderly, have at least one on-board attendant per trip to ensure safety in case of an emergency.

4 Rama II’s safety record appals motorists

Six people were killed and nine others were hurt when the steel beams for the M82 Motorway construction project collapsed on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon's Muang district on November 29. The Department of Highways

Six people were killed and nine others were hurt when the steel beams for the M82 Motorway construction project collapsed on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon’s Muang district on November 29. The Department of Highways

Even the mention of Rama II Road in Bangkok’s southward region evokes unease. It is known for persistent traffic jams and unending roadwork, but it is also known for frequent accidents involving construction projects.

A launching gantry crane and precast concrete segments collided at 4am on November 29th at the Khok Krabue sub-district of Samut Sakhon’s Muang district’s Khok Krabue sub-district. Nine people were hurt in the accident, along with six others.

Rama II Road, officially known as Highway 35 ( Thon Buri-Pak Tho ), spans 84 kilometres, connecting Bangkok to Ratchaburi’s Pak Tho district.

Since its opening in 1973, it has been plagued with never-ending construction projects, including a project to expand the road to 10 traffic lanes.

A motorway is currently being constructed above the highway to provide a different route for those heading south.

Between 2018 and January 2024, 2, 242 accidents were recorded on Rama II Road, resulting in 132 deaths and 1, 305 injuries. Public outcry has intensified, calling for stricter safety measures and accountability.

Suriya Jungrangreangkit, the minister of transportation, acknowledged that contractor penalties are excessive. Small fines have failed to stop them from committing safety breaches.

The government intends to implement a contractor performance record in order to impose more severe sanctions, including fines, score deductions, and project suspensions. However, creating and enforcing these regulations will take time.

Recurring accidents have increased the deadline for projects on Rama II Road from June to September 2025.

Meanwhile, the public must navigate a dangerous road, uncertain of when safety improvements will materialise. In the interim, road users will have to contend with incompetence and poor oversight.

5 Rare bright spot near the airport terminal

A panoramic view of the interior of the Midfield Satellite Terminal 1 ( SAT-1 ) at Suvarnabhumi Airport. Airports of Thailand

A panoramic view of the interior of the Midfield Satellite Terminal 1 ( SAT-1 ) at Suvarnabhumi Airport. Airports of Thailand

Thailand’s air travel industry has been a bright spot this year despite the alarming news about transport accidents, with Suvarnabhumi Airport’s Midfield Satellite 1 ( SAT-1 ) terminal receiving a Prix Versailles award for exceptional exterior design at the Unesco headquarters in Paris in December.

Through welcoming sculptures, the SAT-1 terminal highlights the cultural identity and uniqueness of Thailand. Additionally, the building has a sustainable design that promotes energy efficiency and is in line with the green airport policy.

Opened in September last year, the SAT-1 terminal is aimed at boosting the airport’s passenger-handling capacity to 60 million per year, up from 45 million. The airport can now accommodate 94 flights per hour, an increase from 68 flights, with the third runway opening in October of this year.

The four-storey high facility has two underground floors, occupying a total indoor usable area of 251, 400 square metres and an apron area of more than 260, 000m².

The Airports of Thailand’s ( AoT ) efforts to elevate airport services have been strengthened by the Prix Versailles award in order to realize the goal of making Thailand a regional aviation hub.

This year, there were 119 million passengers traveling to Thailand, with the figure set to reach 130 million.

Suvarnabhumi Airport’s expansion plan will increase its total capacity to 80 million, making it able to accommodate an additional 15 million passengers. The project’s bidding period is scheduled for February of next year.

Additionally, the Suvarnabhumi airport staff has received praise for their ability to respond to emergencies.

On May 21, Singapore Airlines flight SQ321, with 211 passengers and 18 crew, was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport after experiencing severe air turbulence.

A rescue operation began as soon as the aircraft touched down, taking the injured to nearby hospitals for treatment and assisting all passengers and crew.

Six people suffered severe injuries, 39 had moderate injuries, while the rest suffered minor injuries on the London-Singapore flight, during which a 73-year-old British man died of a suspected heart attack. People poured praise on all those who responded to the incident for their professionalism.

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