News Forum - Tourism officials in South encouraged by opening of Yala’s Betong Airport

[Thaiger]

The newly opened Betong Airport, in the southern province of Yala, has inspired hope of a tourism revival in the town. The Bangkok Post reports that the airport received its operating licence from the Aviation Authority of Thailand on January 28. The 920-rai facility can handle up to 300 passengers an hour, or 80,000 a year. The airport is seen by many as a more viable and safer alternative to travel by road in the region, much of which involves travel across mountainous terrain. Betong Airport is around 13 kilometres east of the southern border town of Betong. It is […]

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[Benroon]

Airport in Yala ? Brave move.

 Surely a target for the insurgent bombers 

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

On 3/14/2022 at 10:46 AM, Thaiger said:

The newly opened Betong Airport, in the southern province of Yala, has inspired hope of a tourism revival in the town. 

Just now need a revival of arriving and departing aircraft with tourists (not politicians) on them …… but that now be a long time coming.