Covid-19 vaccines are being sought for 20,000 frontline personnel in the aviation industry with the country set to reopen to foreign visitors, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) says.
The CAAT said there is an urgent need for people in the aviation sector to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before international travel resumes.
A request specifying the amount of vaccine needed has been submitted to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
CAAT office director Suthipong Kongpool said the authority estimates about 20,000 people, including pilots, cabin attendants and ground service staff, will need jabs.
The CAAT has scheduled a meeting for Thursday to assess the aviation industry’s readiness to return to full operations when the country reopens its borders and dealing with overseas visitors arriving in the kingdom without having gone…
