WorldFun Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 we definitely agree on the last point. however I got upcoming travels coming up on the 5th, but I can't image airport shouldn't be cleaned up by then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 The economic snowball continues to roll down the hill! Airlines losing $$$ Employees, passengers can't get back to their jobs...etc. PAD is getting to be a bit annoying. 1% (less?) of the Thai population is shutting down the country's economy? If they are for democracy, let them protest in a democratic way, get the issues on the ballot, get out and get signatures, etc. These dictatorship tatics are not making them any friends...IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 If they wanted to protest in a democratic way -> they would go back and to the parliament and sit there... The government can run away to CM but the parliament can't -> so they can block the government as well by doing so without hurting the whole country. Sad sad sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 The locals where I stay in BKK are NOT in favor of what PAD is doing. I see the small veggie shops in the wet market closing early, no customers! All the local Thais in the are are crying that LOS is in deep trouble and falling apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 PAD was popular in Bangkok. Papers now reporting PAD's support at under 12%. p.s. The Thai govmt is giving the strandees 2,000 baht a day pocket money. Add that to the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Damn! I am missing my handout! 2000 baht a day will get some happy people a ST...good for the local economy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted November 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Stranded tourists try to leave Thailand by Vietnam-era naval base Thousands of tourists stranded in Thailand have started to leave the beleaguered nation via a Vietnam War-era naval base, as the country's government continued its desperate efforts to end the airport blockade imposed by anti-government protesters. As up to 2,000 Britons waited to be flown out of the resort town of Pattaya - with 40 flights scheduled to fly in and out of U-Tapao naval base airport today - militants already occupying both Bangkok airports threatened to launch an operation to shut down the tiny provincial terminal. With protesters continuing to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, it emerged that the Thai leader had sacked his national police chief, General Patcharawat Wongsuwanbut, for failing to break three days of blockade that has threatened to cause huge damage to Thailand's previously vibrant business and tourism sectors. One Briton waiting in Pattaya, Harry Denford, told The Times that he had heard that anti-government militants would also move to shut down the U-Tapao naval base. â??We were told the yellow shirts were coming,â? he said. â??I donâ??t know if they will be able to take over the base or not.â? Bombay flights continue despite travel ban Thai police and protesters in final talks A spokesman for the Peopleâ??s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), which took possession of Bangkokâ??s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday, said it was entirely possible that PAD supporters would besiege U-Tapao, as they had Suvarnabhumi and the second Bangkok airport, Don Muang. Narongsak Sangapong, the acting Thai Airlines president, estimated that it would take four to five days to send the 6,000 stranded tourists home. British deputy ambassador Daniel Pruce, who had been briefing frustrated British tourists all day, warned that U-Tapao was "a very small airportâ? and movement would be slow. Tonight, the anti-government militants were hunkering down in Suvarnabhumiâ??s gleaming departures terminal, eating disposable packages of food and listening to speeches from the PAD leaders. The indications are that the airport occupation is beginning to carve into the stability of Thailandâ??s economy, which is already reeling from the effects of the international financial crisis. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article5251719.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 >A spokesman for the Peopleâ??s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), which took possession of Bangkokâ??s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday, said it was entirely possible that PAD supporters would besiege U-Tapao, as they had Suvarnabhumi and the second Bangkok airport, Don Muang. Democracy at its finest...NOT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 They might find a navy base a bit tougher to crack. I imagine a fair number of Marines must be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 ...maybe some of the planes that the US "donated" to LOS will be put back into service and airlift the stranded tourists out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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