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The Immigration Bureau aims to improve its work at Suvarnabhumi Airport by implementing modern technology, including the Thailand Immigration System.
Bangkok Post reports that the Commander of Immigration Division 2, which is responsible for immigration checkpoints at five significant airports, Pol. Maj. Gen. Choengron Rimpades said, “The key focus of immigration service at the airport is a balance between fast service and national security.” In an interview with Bangkok Post, he said the TIS, which is under development, will play an essential role in improving the service of immigration police at the airports.
The commander has over 12 years of experience in the bureau. He said Suvarnabhumi Airport is an important strategic location in Southeast Asia, so the government wanted to develop the facility as an aviation hub in the region. In the next five years, the airport aims to be among the top 20 airports in the world. The airport is expected to welcome about 150 million passengers a year at that time.
“At present, the airport handles an average of 120,000 people to 135,000 per day during the high season. We need to arrange more officers to ensure the immigration checkpoint area will not be overcrowded,” he said.
Previously, each immigration officer spent an average of 1 to 2 minutes verifying passenger information. New measures were recently introduced to ensure immigration control takes no more than 45 seconds per person, he said.
