Phuket Airport bans floating lanterns

[misskit]

PHUKET, 18th November 2018 (NNT) - Phuket Airport has issued a serious warning to the public that anybody found to have released floating lanterns into the sky near the airport during the Loy Krathong Festival could face a death, life imprisonment or a fine of up to 800,000 baht penalty.

The Phuket Director, Thani Chuangchoo, said such action is deemed very dangerous to the safety of aircrafts and is in violation of the Act on Certain Offenses against Air Navigation B.E. 2521.

He said such offenders are guilty of violating Section 231 of the Criminal Code and that alone carries a sentence of 6 months to 7 years in prison and a fine of up to 1,000 to 14,000 baht.

Moreover, under Article 18 of the Aviation Act, the offenders could face death, life or 5 to 20 years imprisonment or a fine of between 600,000 baht to 800,000 baht penalty if the violations threaten aviation safety or cause serious damage to aircrafts.

Phuket Airport has implored members of the public to refrain from releasing floating lanterns, balloons and drones into the sky near the airport area.


National News Bureau Of Thailand | Phuket Airport bans floating lanterns

[Chittychangchang]

"Near the airport" Need to clarify that, maybe a 5 mile exclusion zone.

Those wire ones can bring down an aircraft if they enter the engine.