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news > Politics This scene broadcast around the world last Friday morning came from the Don Mueang International Airport's arrival hall, where it took more than four hours to get a passport stamped. (Instagram/Han Lian)

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed authorities to come up with a contingency plan to tackle inordinately long waiting times at Don Mueang International Airport, after a backlash on social media from miffed passengers.

Gen Prayut said such long waiting times happen only once in a while, yet he wants those responsible, in particular immigration police, the Transport Ministry and Airports of Thailand (AoT), to have a plan ready in times of unexpected traffic.

According to the prime minister, passengers arriving at the airport normally spend up "three to five minutes" to clear immigration.


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