PHUKET: Passengers flying out through Phuket International Airport are being advised to allow three hours for processing because of increased security checks.
Vehicles entering the airport perimeters are being more thoroughly searched following terrorist bomb explosions in the southern tourist hub of Had Yai earlier this week.
While there has never been an incident in a tourist centre in Thailand further north that Had Yai, authorities are keen to keep risks to a minimum.
A large bomb was found in a car at Phuket City Police Station last year but investigators determined that it was not designed to explode at the station and had merely been left there, possibly as a warning.
Vehicles entering the airport perimeters are being more thoroughly searched following terrorist bomb explosions in the southern tourist hub of Had Yai earlier this week.
While there has never been an incident in a tourist centre in Thailand further north that Had Yai, authorities are keen to keep risks to a minimum.
A large bomb was found in a car at Phuket City Police Station last year but investigators determined that it was not designed to explode at the station and had merely been left there, possibly as a warning.
I went through the phuket airport this afternoon and didn't notice any extra security.
In fact I forgot to take my mobile phone out of my pocket and the metal detector didn't catch it.
Posted by BigP on May 10, 2014 19:47
Editor Comment:
Cheap phone?