Two million passengers are expected to pass through SuvarnabhumiAirport during Chinese New Year with 563 additional charter flightslanding during the festival, said the Airport Director.

TheDirector of Suvarnabhumi Airport, Airports of Thailand Public Co. Ltd.has said that the passenger traffic of the airport is expected to be at2.15 million persons during February 14-26, estimated at 165,783passengers per day.

The estimated number for internationalpassengers is at 1,820,094 persons, while the number for domesticpassengers is at 335,084 persons, an increased 20 percent from the sameperiod last year.

The airport director revealed that 563 charterflights are scheduled to land at the airport in the season in additionto regular flights. Most of these charter flights are from China. Thetotal number of flights during the Chinese New Year will reach 12,034flights, estimated at 926 flights a day, which is 4.18 percent increasefrom the same period last year.

To accommodate the passengerincrease, the airport has held a meeting with all related agencies toimprove the services with an increase in immigration staff, groundservice assistance staff at the baggage claim areas, and Chineselanguage interpreters at the passport control area to accommodateflights from China, said the Director of Suvarnabhumi Airport.-VNA