Koh Samui welcomes inaugural flight from Chengdu, China

On Sunday, Koh Samui Airport in Surat Thani province, southern Thailand, welcomed a flight from Chengdu in China for the first time in over three years.

Chengdu Airlines flight EU2807 landed in Koh Samui at 5.40pm with 130 Chinese tourists on board.

Samui Airport held a special welcome ceremony for the inaugural flight by using fire engines to spray water over the plane in an arch shape as it taxied down the runway, which is permitted according to international standards.

All the tourists were bestowed with a garland and other souvenirs by the officials attending the event, including the Deputy Governor of Surat Thani province Nantawat Charoenwan, Senior Deputy District Chief of Koh Samui Suthipong Thongruang, Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Koh Samui Office Kanokkittika Kritwuttihorn, President of the Koh Samui Tourism Promotion…