Thai Airways International airplanes are seen parked at Suvarnabhumi airport.(Photo by=Bangkok Post)

[아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 특파원] The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has extended the ban on all commercial flights to Thailand until April 18 in support to contain coronavirus.

The exceptions are state and military aircraft, emergency landings, technical landings and flights for humanitarian and medical purposes.

The ban will also delay Thai nationals planning to return including 45 Thai nationals stranded in airports in South Korea and Japan.