AIRPORTS of Thailand (AOT) has rushed to add more staff to prevent malfunction at Suvarnabhumi Airport as ordered Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin with 200 additional officials joining the team manning the immigration counters from tomorrow, Matichon newspaper said late afternoon today (Feb. 18).
Mr. Keerati Kijmanawat, AOT’s president, told Srettha that more officials were enrolled because there was a 30 percent shortage in this key role.
The expanded team will speed up immigration process from 5,500 people/hour to 7,000 people/hour.
Moreover AOT is also hiring an additional 200 workers to manage queues and recommend the use of automated systems and they should be starting work either at the end of March or early April.
Another 80 auto channels will also be added by the end of July and once this is done this airport will be able to accommodate 8,800 outbound passengers, both Thais and foreigners, per hour.
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Top: AOT President Keerati Kijmanawat briefing Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin today (Feb. 18). Photo: Matichon
Front Page: Suvarnabhumi Airport. Photo: Matichon
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