New restrictions for domestic flights effective along with other nationwide restrictions today

Ann CarterPublished: 12:23, 18 April 2021| Updated: 12:40, 18 April 2021

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Today, along with tightened restrictions across Thailand, the Civil Aviation Authority is setting new guidelines for domestic flights in an effort to curb the spread of the nation’s so-called 3rd wave of Covid-19. The changes, effective today, include limiting flights by airlines between 11pm to 4am.

As most businesses in red zone provinces are required to close during those times, the extra effort is being made to keep even more people at home and off flights at the same time. Even 7-Elevens are closed overnight, despite a nationwide curfew having yet to be announced. Other changes from the CAAT include a better notification system for passengers if flights are cancelled or changed.

Seating arrangement on flights will also follow social distancing along with operators strictly following Covid-19 related measures such as a ban on eating, drinking, and providing complimentary reading material in-flight. Flight operators must also have a plan in place to immediately inform all passengers if a customer was found to be infected with Covid-19 and follow up with appropriate precautions.

The CAAT did not say when the new restrictions would expire, except that they are effective immediately as of today, with no end date. The restrictions coincide with nationwide restrictions for orange and red zone provinces also being effective today.

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Ann Carter

Ann Carter is an award-winning journalist from the United States with over 12 years experience in print and broadcast news. Her work has been featured in America, China and Thailand as she has worked internationally at major news stations as a writer and producer. Carter graduated from the Walter Williams Missouri School of Journalism in the USA.