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Thailand to start flying tourists to islands by seaplane

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Part of Thailand’s allure as a holiday destination is its hundreds of beautiful islands. But the smaller ones in particular are difficult to reach from the mainland, often requiring several stop-overs and ferry rides. Starting this year, Thailand has come up with a solution to this problem: seaplanes. Dennis Keller, who co-founded the company Siam Seaplane in 2019, plans to fly people to world-famous destinations in the Gulf of Thailand, using planes that are able to take off and land on land and water. They are to depart from one of Bangkok’s two airports and land at Ko Tao or Ko Kood in the …

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