BANGKOK, Feb 3 (TNA) – An Air Asia flight is scheduled
to depart from Don Mueang Airport at 7 am. tomorrow to pick up Thai citizens out
of Wuhan, which has been locked down after the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
The Air Asia flight has the slot to land in Wuhan at
11.30 am. and will depart from Wuhan at 4.40 pm. It will arrive at Don Mueang
Airport on 7.30 pm. on the same day.
About 130 Thai nationals have registered with the
Thai embassy to return home.
In the light of the new coronavirus situation, Suvarnabhumi
Airport has stepped up sanitary measures on public transportation service at
the airport, said airport deputy, director Kittipong Kittikachorn.
Operators of limousines, taxis, buses have been
instructed to sanitize vehicles and service counters to prevent the spread of
the disease.
Face masks and disinfectants have been distributed
to drivers to clean handles and seats in their vehicles.
The airport also increases frequencies in cleaning
and disinfecting restrooms, baggage carts/trolleys, service counters, elevators,
escalators, stair rails, check-in counters, passport control counters and
resting areas.
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are provided to
passengers at terminals and boarding gates. (TNA)
