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CAAT wants late-night flights scrapped to curb Covid spread

Suvarnabhumi airport is almost deserted during the current third wave of Covid-19. To help curb the transmission, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has asked for the suspension of all domestic flights between 10pm and 4am. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is calling for the suspension of all domestic flights between 10pm and 4am, after the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) urged all people in high-risk “red zones” to stay at home from 11pm to 4am to curb the number of new infections.

As the number of new infections continues to increase, residents in 18 provinces labelled as highest-risk areas are being advised to stay at home at night, except in extraordinary cases.

To bring all domestic flights in line with the government…

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