PHUKET: The four-day government holiday that began on Thursday will generate more than 2 billion baht in revenue from tourist spending on this island province, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Phuket office.
There were 24,370 international passengers booked on 137 flights operated by 29 airlines arriving in Phuket from Oct 13 to 16, plus 28,038 domestic passengers on 217 flights operated by 7 domestic airlines. The average load factor was 70-90%, Phuket office director Nanthasiri Ronnasiri said on Friday.
