The Latest Breaking News from Suvarnabhumi

Three Brazilians have been arrested on arriving at Suvarnabhumi airport and 15.5 kilogrammes of cocaine, worth about 46.5 million baht, seized from their luggage.

Departing travellers are not allowed to take out more than 30 medical face masks unless they have a medical certificate, because they are controlled goods, according to Suvarnabhumi airport management.

Some 2,500 passengers from 46 flights arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport on the first day of the resumption of the Test & Go scheme on Tuesday.

All 25,000 Suvarnabhumi airport staff are expected to get their fourth Covid-19 vaccine shots by the end of next month as Thailand resumes its "Test & Go" quarantine waiver scheme for inoculated travellers on Feb 1, airport director Kittipong Kittikachorn said.

All 25,000 Suvarnabhumi airport staff are expected to get their fourth vaccination against Covid-19 by the end of February, as Thailand prepares to resume the 'Test & Go' quarantine waiver for vaccinated arrivals from Feb 1, airport director Kittipong Kittikachorn said in a press release.

With more than 465,000 tourists expected at Suvarnabhumi airport between Jan 26 and Feb 7, during the Chinese New Year festivities, the government says it is fully prepared for the resumption of the Test & Go scheme this Tuesday.

Suvarnabhumi airport is forecast to receive about 380 flights a day during the Lunar New Year holidays, Suvarnabhumi airport general manager Kittipong Kittikachorn said on Thursday.

Suvarnabhumi airport's 7.8-billion-baht expansion project is expected to begin in July with bidding to choose a contractor, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Tuesday.