The Airports of Thailand (AOT) forecast that 2.3 million visitors will arrive at its airports during the Chinese New Year as additional flights continue to fly in from China, the National News Bureau of Thailand reported on Sunday.

AOT President Flying Officer Anirut Thanomkulbutra disclosed that airports under the supervision of the AOT expected to be receiving 23 percent more passengers than the previous year during the current Chinese New Year holiday from 19-31 January. The total number of local and foreign passengers is speculated at around 2.3 million.

It was also revealed that 332 additional flights have requested landing at AOT airports, 92 percent of which accounts for international flights while 8 percent are domestic flights. Most additional flights are from China, according to AOT president.

Additionally, the AOT President stated that security measures at all airports have been stepped up, including the number and frequency of security officials on patrol, security checkpoints within airport compounds, random search of luggage prior to boarding and 24-hour police surveillance.