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Songkran flights up by 66%

The atmosphere at Suvarnabhumi airport during the Songkran festival in mid-April last year. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) has said there will be 14,180 domestic and international flights during the Songkran holiday, an increase of 66% from the same period last year.

Aerothai president Nopasit Chakpitak said on Monday that airports across Thailand would see a daily number of 2,026 flights, domestically and internationally, from today until April 17.

Since the beginning of this year, the airline industry has recovered, said Mr Nopasit, adding that Thailand has operated a daily average of 2,000 flights.

Mr Nopasit said that the flight traffic would steadily increase later in the…

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