Date: 7 April 2003

Airlines around the globe are now constantly adapting their passenger screening process following their own countries guidelines and advice from World Health Organization (WHO). Also, Thai Airways International (THAI) announced it is to place medical personnel on board of certain non-overnight flights in order to screen passengers and help to stop the spread of the virus.

THAI stated that its Station Mangers in the affected countries are to coordinate with local authorities of public health or disease control to assist THAI staff in screening passengers for symptoms related to SARS in order to accurately determine whether that particular passenger will be permitted to board THAI's aircraft.

THAI's Station Manager will also coordinate with the government function concerning public health in countries with the SARS outbreak to issue an announcement to passengers planning flight departures from those countries to hold a current health certificate indicating that they are healthy to travel before flying THAI flights.

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