BANGKOK – Bangkok Airways will restart domestic flights on May 15, beginning with the Bangkok – Samui route.
The airlines will operate two flights daily for passengers with necessary travels under the safety and hygiene standard. It will adopt social distancing measures, strictly required by the Public Health Ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).
It plans to resume flight service for other destinations – Sukhothai and Trat later. Each flight will leave empty to enable safe distancing. No food or drink is to be served during flights and passengers are not allowed to bring their own food to eat on board.
Passengers must wear face masks at all time while flying and cabin crew will also wear masks and gloves on duty.
At the airports, airline staff and passengers have to wear masks and undergo thermal screening. Service points and waiting areas will be arranged to maintain social distancing for the safety of passengers. (TNA)