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Delayed flights cause congestion at Suvarnabhumi

Arriving passengers queue to pass through the immigration process at Suvarnabhumi airport, Samut Prakan, on Monday. (Photo supplied)

The arrival of delayed flights was the cause of the long queues for incoming passengers at Suvarnabhumi airport early Monday morning, according to the Immigration Bureau.

The chief of Immigration Division 2  said the influx occurred between midnight and 2am on Monday, when 5,563 passengers arrived on 22 flights.

"Inbound traffic surged 33% above normal because of some delayed flights and the number of inbound passengers rose by about 1,000 above the usual number," he said.

The inbound passengers queue overflowed the immigration hall at Suvarnabhumi airport. Passengers took about 40 minutes to pass through immigration, even though immigration booths were staffed to the maximum, he said.

Arriving flights normally peaked between 1pm and 8pm, he said.

He also advised travellers to keep their boarding passes to speed up the process, because immigration officers needed to register the documents.

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