Fake Myanmar pilot at BKK wanted selfies for girlfriend: airport

A man suspected of going to extreme lengths to get some cool selfies by forging a pilot’s ID and donning a uniform has been convicted of trespassing at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, according to aviation officials.

Ye Min Thu, a Myanmar national, was sentenced to eight months in jail for impersonating an airline pilot and immigration offenses, airport director Suthirawat Suwannawat said.

According to Suthirawat, Min Thu was caught Tuesday wearing an unspecified airline’s pilot uniform and carrying a fake ID. Suspicious airport staff approached him and put him to question. 

Min Thu confessed to the crime. A look into Min Thu’s background, Suthirawat said, found he had entered Thailand to study at a university but dropped out. Recently he had been studying aviation online and living in a condominium in Bangkok’s Hua Mak area. 

On his phone were photos…