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Bangkok int'l airport closed
Can't find any threads covering this. The Anti government protesters(PAD) closing Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok today.BA have cancelled some flights and diverted/rerouted another,not clear as to when the airport will reopen.
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There are lots of news reports of events - Google News?
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BBC reporting: BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Bangkok protesters fire on rivals
BA have cancelled flights: British Airways - Latest News Pretty serious stuff by the sounds of it |
All departing flights cancelled with only limited arrivals.
Local media report 10,000 stranded. Yet another own goal by the PAD and further evidence of an ineffective (Thaksin puppet) government. |
Yet another own goal by the PAD and further evidence of an ineffective (Thaksin puppet) government. |
Bangkok closed for the remaining day?
just received info that the airport might open this afternoon/evening but a final announcement should be made later in the day.
all outgoing pax from yesterday afternoon/evening are stranded. all flights are being diverted as of this time. Suvarnabhumi Airport | New Bangkok Airport Guide Suvarnabhumi Airport closed for security reasons Tags: News For security reasons, Suvarnabhumi Airport will be closed from 9pm onwards after anti-government protesters blocked entrance of the airport. Acting Airports of Thailand (AoT) president and Acting Suvarnabhumi Airport Director Serirat Prasutanont announced shortly after 9pm on Tuesday that the airport cancelled all departing flights. For the time being incoming flights are still arriving, but airport operations have been greatly disrupted. Hotline number for airport inquiries: 02-1321882 and 02-1321888. Thai Airways flight information number: 02-3561111. |
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Pls. keep updating if you have a reliable source. Best, Sicknote:ok: |
Chiglet,
I might be wrong, but I thought that Thaksin was popular outside the Cities... |
from sky news (latest)
Protesters have taken over the CONTROL TOWER :eek:.
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Do try and keep us posted. My husband is crew on the BA9 that should have operated BKK-SYD today. He's stuck in the hotel and not getting a lot of info locally......thanks...
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From Thai Airways website:
Thai Airways International - Australia - Royal Orchid Holidays Updated : Wednesday, 26 November 2008 Please check traveller information and advice at www.smarttraveller.gov.au As a result of political demonstrations at Bangkok Airport, please be informed that Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport will be closed until 6pm Bangkok local time (10pm AEST). Not sure what their source is though. |
Tourism levels already 50% down for an economy based on rice and tourism.
Well, that should nail it. Nice one PAD !!! |
From the Bangkok Post site about one hour ago
(BangkokPost.com) About 30 People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) guards wearing masks on Wednesday took control of Suvarnabhumi airport’s air traffic control tower to check the daily flight schedule. PAD security head Samdin Lertbutr together with a group of guards entered the air traffic control tower and negotiated with the airport officials. The group said they wanted to make sure that no flights will leave or enter Suvarnabhumi while checking whether Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat’s flight would arrive at the airport. Initially, airport officials permitted five of the guards to enter the tower, but the guards later requested the officials to let all of them go through to prevent the police from using the tower as a command centre against them. |
Originally Posted by Scouser1
(Post 4554948)
Do try and keep us posted. My husband is crew on the BA9 that should have operated BKK-SYD today. He's stuck in the hotel and not getting a lot of info locally......thanks...
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Also stuck in BKK until further notice.... :ooh:
I can confirm that not much out of the ordinary is going on around our hotel here (city centre) at this time. Still, I agree with stickyb: stay in the hotel and remain clear of large crowds. Rgds TS737 |
I'm stuck in BKK at the moment. After a big night out last night I had no choice but to go through the protesters in order to get back to my hotel. Speaking to some of them the general consensus seems to be that they'll shut down the airport for as long as they have to. Could be stuck here for a while I guess...
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There is a news conference from the head of the military on tv at the moment. he appears to be saying government has resigned and new election will be held
Correction - he is saying that governemnt should resign. Seems the military has finally taken sides. |
I can't think of too many better cities to be stranded in this weekend !
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Don Mueang reactivated
don mueang is reactivated. flights are going in and out from there but on an irregular basis.
flights which took off before the closure and are enroute to Suvarnabhumi are diverted to don mueang or chiangmai. |
Originally Posted by B747-800
(Post 4555357)
flights which took off before the closure and are enroute to Suvarnabhumi are diverted to don mueang or chiangmai.
Someone I know was on the EVA flight from LHR and they are now queuing with hundreds of others to go through the one immigration desk. |
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