BANGKOK – The Cabinet has set aside a budget for the development of the Aranyaprathet border checkpoint in Sa Kaeo province while giving the green light to the adjustment of the flight schedule between Thailand and Russia.
Government Spokesperson Maj Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd stated that the Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to the Finance Ministry’s proposal to allocate approximately 114 million baht from the central budget for the improvement of the customs checkpoint at the Aranyaprathet border pass.
The budget is to be spent particularly on upgrading the system for the examination of goods, vehicles and cargoes going in and out of the Kingdom. The development plan is aimed to enhance the checkpoint’s capacity in line with the expansion of the local special economic zone and the opening of the ASEAN Economic Community.
Furthermore, Maj Gen Sansern added that the Cabinet approved a memorandum of understanding between Thailand and Russia to make flight adjustments on certain routes.
Flight frequency between the two countries was increased from 42 flights to 70 flights per week, with the number of flights from Russia to Phuket doubled from 14 a week to 28. Flights to Chiang Mai were also diverted to Krabi while flights to Irkutsk, Russia were redirected to Novosibirsk.
