THAILAND’s main gateway, Suvarnabhumi Airport, has seen a 23 per cent reduction in the number of passenger arrivals, due to the floods.
According to Somchai Sawasdeepon, senior executive vice president, Airports of Thailand and acting general manager of Suvarnabhumi Airport, arrival numbers at Suvarnabhumi have shrunk from 130,000 to 100,000 a day, while flight numbers have dropped from 900 to about 800 a day.
Somchai believes the reduction in passenger arrivals were caused by growing concern about the floods in the country, exacerbated by fresh reports that the floodwaters were starting to seep into the eastern part of the capital where the airport is located.
In a move to boost travellers’ confidence, Somchai issued a statement yesterday to foreign embassies in Thailand.
“We reiterate that Suvarnabhumi Airport remains unaffected from the current flood crisis in the country, and that we are equipped with a flooding prevention system and are working closely with relevant authorities and local communities to handle the situation,” he said.
