Air Force Commander reveals Air Force aircraft. Accepting Thai workers for the 3rd trip, using the route through the airspace of 6 countries, no need to fly indirectly. After this, flights 4-6 will pick up from the UAE. points to more immigration
Air Chief Marshal Phanpakdee Pattanakul, Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force Revealing the Royal Thai Air Force's mission to evacuate Thai workers. affected by the unrest situation in Israel To return to Thailand on the third trip today (21 Oct.), the Royal Thai Air Force arranged for an A340 transport plane to depart from Airport 2, Wing 6, Don Mueang, to Ben-Gurion International Airport. Israel It was the last flight to land at Ben-Gurion Airport. After this, the plane will fly to Fujairah Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. After being coordinated that it can fly through the airspace of 6 countries, including Myanmar, India, Jordan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which will make the flight time shorter. and save fuel This gives the crew more time to rest.
The Air Force commander also said that for the past 2 flights of Thai labor evacuation missions There were a few glitches on the first flight. About airport services in Israel As for the second flight, there were no flight problems. But there was a Thai worker who was injured and a medical team was on hand to provide first aid. Everyone is safe. Every flight has a medical team assigned. Including a special operation team of psychologists to take care of the mental state of workers. Therefore, we would like to have confidence that we will carry out our mission to bring Thai people back as soon as possible. And it's not like the end of October will end the mission. Because if there are Thai workers who wish to return The Air Force has prepared C-130 aircraft that are ready to carry out missions 24 hours a day.
When asked whether Flights 4-6 will use the C-130 to join the mission to evacuate Thai workers or not, Air Chief Marshal Phanpakdee said that initially it will still be the A-340 because it is more convenient. Including the flight distance takes 5-6 hours, the C-130 does not have a bathroom and the seats are not comfortable. But if the Royal Thai Embassy in Tel Aviv gathers a large number of Thai people, it will use the C-130 to supplement at any time.
Air Chief Marshal Phanpakdee also said that the evacuation of Thai workers to a third country at Fujairah Airport, Dubai, in order to receive them back to Thailand. which will use charter From Ben-Gurion Airport, Israel, it will bring more convenience and flexibility than ever before. Ready to emphasize that if there are additional Thai people who wish to return to their country, the Royal Thai Air Force as well as other airlines will join the mission. Ready to carry out the mission fully. There have been reports that there are increasing numbers of Thai people wishing to return to the country. But there were some who changed their minds and did not return. Because the employer asks for additional wages, it depends on the worker's desire whether to return or not.
Reporters reported that For the 3rd flight of the Royal Thai Air Force Thai workers will be brought back to Thailand tomorrow (Oct. 22) at 10:50 a.m. Initially, it is reported that there will be 179 Thai people returning. - Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency