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Thailand expects double-digit jump in Chinese New Year revelers this week

Boonsong Kositchotethana

Photo Credit: Suvarnabhumi Airport (meaning 'Golden Land' in Sanskrit) is an international airport serving Bangkok, Thailand.  Flickr / Oliver Mallich

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Thailand has enjoyed a boost in Chinese tourism for the past year, but the ultimate test for the country’s air travel capacity will be during the next two weeks with more than 3.45 million planned arrivals.

Another surge in air passenger traffic is taking place at Thai airports as Lunar New Year revellers, especially from China, start scrambling to the country this week. The number of passengers passing through Thailand's six major airports during the holiday season, running from today until Feb 18, is expected to jump 21% over last year's period (Jan 19-31) to more than 3.54 million. That increase is in tand

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