(Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)The ban on international commercial flights will remain in force while the Covid-19 pandemic situation remains critical in many countries, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said on Wednesday. It is an indefinite ban, said CAAT director Chula Sukmanop and the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) would monitor the global situation before deciding when the flights could resume. These people, along with Thai nationals looking to return to the country on repatriation flights, had booked to come to Thailand, said Mr Chula. The maximum number of incoming passengers is limited to 500 per day in line with Covid-19 precautionary measures. No ordinary tourists are allowed entry at the moment, while no travel bubble programmes with other countries are agreed yet, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post August 13, 2020 02:48 UTC