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Airports and airlines told to plan better for crowds

An image from a video posted online shows passenger congestion at Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan on Friday at the start of the holiday weekend. (Video: Fah Walaiphan Facebook account)

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has ordered airlines and airports to make urgent adjustments after seeing long queues for flights at Suvarnabhumi airport.

A passenger on a Thai Airways International (THAI) flight departing from Suvarnabhumi posted a video online on Friday depicting a lengthy queue for check-in, claiming some people had to wait over three hours to board while others missed their flights entirely.

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