The evacuation of Thai nationals from Israel is gaining momentum after the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has been granted permission for overflights by ten countries en route to Israel, with the first RTAF Airbus 340-500 aircraft having left Bangkok shortly after midnight this morning (Sunday).
The aircraft is scheduled to arrive at the military section of Don Mueang airport at about 4.40am on Monday morning carrying 137 evacuees.
According to the RTAF, the ten countries which have granted overflights are Laos, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Cyrus and Israel. The RTAF plans six flights to pick up Thais who want to return to home for their safety.
More than 7,000 of the roughly 30,000 Thais working in Israel, mostly in the agricultural sector, have applied to fly home.
An informed RTAF source said that they have approached Thai Airways…
