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Why does Don Mueang Airport look deserted during the pandemic?

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Apr 24, 2021
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Don Mueang looking like a ghost town today.
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The post reflects on the deserted appearance of Don Mueang Airport, likely due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Comments suggest that many domestic flights have moved to Suvarnabhumi Airport, indicating a significant change in travel patterns. The conversation touches on quarantines and health insurance policies that are affecting air travel, alongside remarks on the overall health crisis.
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Well same here in my country
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Wow, that’s a lot of dead bodies from Covid...
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 sorry Steve but I think it’s only a 99.74% survival rate today.
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Som nang na! Your own fault!
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 what? 😂 my fault because someone else flight get cancelled?

Khun subson arai?
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how odd, it's almost as if there's a pandemic.
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This is the result of the quarantine and health insurance, if you continue like this, you will return to the 70s in few time! BEST WISHES😈
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Grant Mayom. Good one! I was in Patong a few weeks ago, and I felt I was in an abandoned film set. Like one of those movies where the character wakes up and everything is deadly quiet, and there's no one around, everyone has disappeared.
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All of Chiangmai does as well.
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Many domestic flights have switched to Suvarnabhumi now.
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