Chiang Mai airport will cancel 54 flights and reschedule 37 others on New Year's Eve.
The airport general manager said on Thursday that on the last night of the year, the airport will only serve passengers until 7pm, after which time flights are cancelled to avoid lanterns and fireworks during the countdown to 2020.
The cancellations and rescheduling apply to flights which depart and/or arrive at the airport after 7pm.
The manager said officers will be deployed with sniffer dogs to detect drugs hidden in passengers' suitcases.
He also reminded that nam prik num — a northern-style chili paste often brought as souvenirs from Chiang Mai — is considered liquid. As such, only packages containing less than 100 millilitres of the paste are permitted onboard the aircraft.
