Thai Airways Increases Passenger Screening Procedures on Flights from Cambodia

Thai Airways International has increased passenger screening procedures for flights from Cambodia.

The decision follows the news that a passenger who was on board the Westerdam cruise ship that docked in Sihanoukville, Cambodia has contracted the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID19).

The Thai Ministry of Public Health has prohibited passengers on board the Westerdam cruise ship from entering Thailand for a quarantine period of 14 days commencing 14 February 2020. Out of concern for air transportation safety, Mr. Saksayam Chidchob, Thailand's Transport Minister, has ordered that all air transportation organizations prepare to screen passengers who traveled on the Westerdam cruise ship and require entry into Thailand.

As such, Thai Airways has increased screening procedures for passengers who disembarked from the Westerdam cruise ship and transferred to a flight from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Suvarnabhumi Airport. Thai Airways says that the increased passenger screening procedures on flights from Phnom Penh to Bangkok will continue until 29 February 2020, as follows:

- Arrange for a special team to travel round trip on the route Phnom Penh-Bangkok to observe symptoms and screen passengers on the flights.

- Deny boarding if a passenger exhibits symptoms or may be a potential disease carrier.

- Arrange a special seat for any passengers who disembarked from the Westerdam cruise ship, quarantined away from other passengers.

- Once the flight has returned from Cambodia, the aircraft's passenger cabin, cockpit, and 36 other areas must be disinfected and undergo a deep cleaning.

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