Flights down by 79%: CAATThe Covid-19 pandemic has continued to pound the aviation industry, with a 79% drop in air travellers in the first quarter, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT). Even though the CAAT has permitted semi-commercial flights to operate, the volume of traffic in the first quarter dipped by 1.6% on the same period last year. In terms of air traffic, the first quarter saw a total of 78,600 flights, down 66% from 154,000 flights year on year. Of them, 15,900 were international flights and 62,600 domestic. The five airports with the heaviest flight traffic were Suvarnabhumi (29,000 flights), Don Mueang (17,000 flights), Chiang Mai (5,200 flights), Phuket (4,400 flights) and Hat Yai (3,500 flights).

Source: Bangkok Post May 19, 2021 01:07 UTC