Thailand: Phuket airport '100% ready' to serve

Phuket International Airport is fully ready to provide services to passengers, its director said, as the airport reopened on Saturday after the Covid-19 lockdown easing. Thai Vietjet was the first carrier to provide domestic flights on the Phuket-Bangkok route after the airport received the green light on Friday from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), said Thanee Chuangchoo, director of Phuket International Airport. With 19 passengers, Thai Vietjet flight VZ2306 landed at Phuket airport from Bangkok at 4.55pm on Saturday while flight VZ2307 took 37 people to Bangkok at 5.25pm, according to Plt Off Thanee. All passengers received face masks bearing the airport logo. Health screening and social distancing were also strictly enforced. “Phuket airport is 100% ready to receive passengers. Staff from all sections are well-prepared to perform their duties, such as helping and screening passengers, providing security and facilitating the use of Airports of Thailand and Phuket mobile apps. I can assure you that we are 100% ready," said the airport director. <br/>