Tourists looking to tick an item off their bucket list may soon kick the bucket themselves under a new Thai law which would impose penalties ranging from fines to execution for so-called runway selfies.
“People and tourists will not be allowed to enter this area to take photos,” Phuket International Airport deputy chief Wichit Kaeothaithiam told the Bangkok Post. “The maximum penalty is the death sentence.”
A high price to pay for the perfect holiday snap (#maikhaobeach yields over 20,000 image results on Instagram), but authorities warn that the trend is distracting for pilots and adds unnecessary stress to an already busy commercial air traffic route which regularly handles up to 24 flights per hour, 24 hours a day.
Also on rt.com Lethal shots: Russia ranks second in international selfie death rating
With this in mind, authorities are declaring the selfie zone at the end of the beach on the islands northwestern coast off limits to tourists, with penalties ranging from a fine of up to 40,000 baht (about $1,253), a jaiRead More – Source
[contf]
[contfnew]
RT
[contfnewc]
[contfnewc]
