Thailand’s aviation to recover strongly in 2023: air traffic body
Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Limited (AEROTHAI), the official body in charge of the kingdom’s air traffic, has estimated that the number of flights will increase by 65% next year over this year thanks to the accelerating recovery in international and domestic travel.
The number of flights to and from Thailand is expected to increase by 65% next year. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
Bangkok (VNA)🐎 – Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Limited (AeroThai), the official body incharge of the kingdom’s air traffic, has estimated that the number of flightswill increase by 65% next year over this year thanks to the acceleratingrecovery in international and domestic travel.
AeroThai PresidentNopasit Chakpitak stated that the resurgence of Thailand’s aviation business islargely attributable to the government’s decision to remove COVID-19 travelrestrictions and completely reopen the country. Nopasit said that theaverage daily number of flights to and from Thailand in October was 1,637,while internal flights averaged 1,806 per day. Meanwhile, the average number offlights in December was over 1,800 per day, which is expected to rise when NewYear Celebration nears. According to AeroThai,Thailand has so far handled 520,367 flights this year, a 79% increase from theprevious year’s total of 291,397 flights.
In 2023, Thai airportsare expected to witness nearly 860,000 flights or about 2,352 per day.
𒅌 As global airspacereopens and economies recover, passenger and freight flights have alsorebounded, Nopasit said, adding that the Thai aviation industry is set tohandle even more flights next year when China’s measures against the pandemic areeventually lifted.
AeroThai is a Stateenterprise under Thailand’s Ministry of Transport. It is responsible for airnavigation services for all phases of flight in Thailand’s national airspacesystem./.
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The number of flights to and from Thailand is expected to increase by 65% next year. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) 
