On Sunday, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will begin his five-day visit to Hong Kong and three Asian nations.
The top brass will board an Airbus 320 aircraft headed for Hong Kong from the Royal Thai Air Force’s( RTAF ) terminal at Don Mueang Airport.
The top may travel to Singapore, Brunei, and Malaysia after Hong Kong before returning back on Thursday.
Mr. Srettha explained to reporters that the purpose of his journey to Asean is to improve diplomatic ties with those nations and broaden participation.
For the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit next month, as well as to Japan and China, the top has furthermore scheduled additional international trips in the upcoming weeks to nations like the United States.
According to assistant foreign affairs minister Jakkapong Sangmanee, Mr. Srettha’s trip to China is scheduled for the middle of this month.
In the midst of the shooting at the Siam Paragon shopping center on October 3, which resulted in the deaths of two individuals, including a Chinese tourists, the president’s agenda in Beijing includes discussions to restore trust in tourism in Thailand.
Earlier, Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, the foreign affairs minister, stated that Mr. Srettha would even talk about a potential resolution to the dispute involving the German submarine website with the Chinese government.
According to him, Germany has refused to permit the installation of its MTU396 gasoline motor in a Chinese underwater that Thailand has ordered.
In the meantime, Monchai Tanode, director-general of Phuket International Airport, predicts that more planes from China will touch down there in the upcoming month during the peak travel season.
According to him, many airlines have scheduled flights to Phuket for the start of the next month’s peak travel season, bringing traffic to between 80 % and 90 % of pre-pandemic levels.
According to him, the majority of air travelers to Phuket last month came from China( 44, 680 ), Russia ( 41, 180 ), Australia ( 22, 897 ), India ( 19, 127 ), and Malaysia ( 14, 290 ).
The number of tourists from most countries has started to increase despite the current lower holiday time, he said.
According to Mr. Monchai, the average number of visitors from nations whose citizens have historically visited Phuket in large amounts has returned to 70 % of pre-pandemic rates.
During the peak travel season, the number is anticipated to increase to 87 %, he said.
He added that the aircraft underwent renovations at night during the crisis and that it will work around-the-clock during high season due to the anticipated heavy airport traffic.
According to him, the aircraft has set aside 6 billion baht to renovate its foreign switch so that it can accommodate 18 million visitors annually.