URGENT: Call for testing, Covid-19 on 7 Phuket flights

PHOTO: A REALLY old photo of Phuket Airport via Wikimedia

Authorities are calling for immediate quarantine and Covid-19 testing for 157 passengers of 7 flights to and from Phuket in the last few weeks. Passengers on these 7 domestic flights, mostly between Phuket and Bangkok, are considered at risk after Covid-19 infections were found on each flight.

Seating charts were released with seat numbers and rows where Covid-19 infections and at-risk passengers were seated on each Phuket flight, but they are urging anyone who was on these flights to report and get tested. They request passengers to go to the nearest hospital to their home for treatment. People are also urged to call 094-593-8875 or 062-243-5116 for more information or any questions.

CARRIER FLIGHT # ROUTE DATE TIME DETAILS
Thai AirAsia FD3027 Don Mueang-Phuket April 15 5:50pm 24 passengers, rows B, C, D, E and F. 2 infected passengers
Thai VietJet VZ401 Chiang Rai-Phuket April 16 11:05am 24 passengers, rows B, C, D, E and F. 1 infected passenger
Thai AirAsia FD4110 Suvarnabhumi-Phuket April 20 12:06pm 28 passengers, rows A, B, C, D, E and F. 2 infected passengers
Thai Smile W285 Suvarnabhumi-Phuket April 21 12:30am 14 passengers, rows C, H, J and K. 1 infected passenger
Thai VietJet VZ301 Phuket-Bangkok April 23 1:40am 19 passengers, rows C, D, E and F. 1 infected passenger
Thai VietJet VZ316 Suvarnabhumi-Phuket April 25 6:30pm 19 passengers, rows A, B, C, and D. 1 infected passenger
Thai VietJet VZ308 Suvarnabhumi-Phuket April 26 6:00pm 24 passengers, rows A, B, C, D, and E. 1 infected passenger

Covid-19 safety control measures have been in place since April 19, with restrictions for travellers from 18 provinces designated at the time as red zones. And everyone entering Phuket is now required to have a certification that they tested negative for Covid-19 within 72 hours or proof that they have received 2 vaccine shots. Anyone not qualified will be restricted from entering Phuket until they are tested on arrival.

SOURCE:Bangkok Post

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Neill is a journalist from the United States with 10+ years broadcasting experience and national news and magazine publications. He graduated with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of California and has been living in Thailand since 2014.

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