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Old 27th Nov 2008, 02:06
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Don Mueang also closed

the thais have now closed also don mueang. only upt is at the moment receiving flights destine for BKK.

according to our station in BKK they expect a "clearing" of the terminal within the day. there seems to be heavy troop movement in the area.

anybody can confirm that?

we were able to ferry out one a/c which was on the ground empty. so its all now for us water under the bridge except the revenue losses and the poor angry pax sitting in BKK.

we are coordinating with our crews in BKK to take a rent-a-car to KL and than go DH back home.

this is a real mess in Thailand. spoke to our reservation department and we have about 70% cancellation to BKK till january.

other airlines are in a similiar situation and are getting cancellations by the hundreds per hour for BKK.

how is UPT handling the traffic? any experience on turn around time there for A320?
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