23 Thai tourists out of contact after arriving in Muan Int'l Airport

• Published date: 22 February 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

A total of 23 Thai tourists have gone out of contact after arriving at Muan International Airport in southwestern Korea over the past week, the justice ministry said Monday.

The ministry said 10 Thais disappeared soon after landing at the Muan airport in Muan, 385 kilometers south of Seoul, on a chartered flight from the Southeast Asian country Monday morning. It said all efforts are under way to find the missing Thais.

Earlier, 13 out of 174 Thai tourists who arrived at Muan International Airport last week have not shown up for their return flight and remained out of contact, according to the ministry.

Check-in counters bustle with tourists at Muan International Airport in this July 14, 2022 file photo. Newsis

The 174 Thais landed at the Muan airport on a chartered flight last Monday to visit major tourist attractions...