Thailand extends ban on inbound flights for another month

Thai Airways airplanes park at the tarmac of the Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, as Thailand temporarily banned all passenger flights from landing in the country to curb the outbreak of Covid-19, on April 4, 2020. - Reuters

BANGKOK (Xinhua): The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) on Monday (April 27)announced it has extended the ban on inbound flights for another month from May 1 to May 31 in a bid to stem imported Covid-19 cases.

"Exempted from the ban are state and military aircraft; aircraft requiring emergency and technical landing without disembarkation; humanitarian aid, medical and relief flights; and repatriation and cargo aircraft," said CAAT director-general Chula Sukmanop.