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Travel · 27 Oct
Don Mueang to replace hand-held metal detectors with pat-down searches from November 1
Don Mueang International Airport will stop using hand-held metal detectors and switch to pat-down searches from November 1, it announced on October 27. Passengers will still pass walk-through detectors or body scanners first. The airport warned checks may take longer, especially at peak times.
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More →- Travel · 27 OctNok Air suspends Don Mueang flights to Trang, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Hat YaiNokAir has suspended flights from Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport to Trang, Nakhon Si Thammarat & Hat Yai from 27 October to 20 December, citing higher aviation fuel costs. Its chief executive told Thansettakij the aircraft will be used on other routes. Passengers should contact the airline or agents about refunds.
- Travel · 27 OctUnlicensed tour guide arrested leading Belgian tourists at Bangkok templeA Thai woman was arrested on October 24 for working as an unlicensed tour guide at Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen in Bangkok, after officials found her leading Belgian tourists. She reportedly admitted guiding without a licence. Officers are now investigating the Thai tour company that gave her the work.
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More →- 27 OctUK and Japan Urge Citizens to Keep Emergency Supplies Ready
- 27 OctLula wins fourth term as Brazil's president, beating Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff
- 27 OctLula wins fourth term as Brazil's president, beating Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff
- 26 OctUganda restricts travel as Ebola outbreak nears 10,000 confirmed cases in Africa
- 26 OctBrazilians vote in presidential runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro
- 26 OctVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returns home after nearly a year in exile