keith doug Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 hi,, THIS WAS TAKEN FROM SKY NEWS UK at 1030 am this morning (1730pm thai).. Bangkok's international airport is to remain shut until at least December 15 because of a blockade by anti-government protesters. This is shocking news and i really think will finnish of peoples plans for a december visit now, I for one was going dec 7 and have finally called it off. so sad emmm!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 wrong informations. you can close this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith doug Posted December 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 mentors// cargo flights are ok not pax!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 They're still running the story. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Thailand-Bangkok-International-Airport-Stays-Closed-Court-Bans-PM-Somchai-Wongsawat-From-Politics/Article/200812115170415?lpos=World_News_First_World_News_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15170415_Thailand%3A_Bangkok_International_Airport_Stays_Closed%2C_Court_Bans_PM_Somchai_Wongsawat_From_Politics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Someone needs to get it right ...!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Nation now reporting 15th Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Scrutinizer Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 "Referring to checkpoints set up by PAD at the entrances of the airport, AOT and PAD will jointly conduct the screening of passengers into the airport." WTF? PAD will be screening passengers?!! For what? That is screwed up. These people are clowns. Say goodbye Thailand to your tourist industry. Morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Scrutinizer Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 I lifted that quote directly from the link Mekong provided. In full from the Nation: ------------------- Suvarnabhumi airport to remain closed until at least Dec 15 : AOT By The Nation Suvarnabhumi International Airport will remain closed to passenger flights until at least Dec 15 due to the disruption caused by anti-government protesters. Airports Authority of Thailand's acting director Serirat Prasutanont said that the country's main airport has lost more Bt350 million due to the closure of the protesters. But the airport allowed the cargo flights to land on Tuesday, the first flights were expected to arrive later the day. People's Alliance for Democracy has led anti-government protesters to seize the airport since last week. The extension of the suspension for passenger flights is made although AOT and PAD met on Tuesday and agreed that the airport will resume its service as soon as technical officials examined functional and operational system,. The panel set up to solve the airport crisis is attended by PAD's co-leader Somkiart Pongpaiboon, AOT's president Wutthipun Wichairat and AOT's advisor to the president ACM Kittisak Ratprasert. Somkiat said that the meeting agreed that all flights in and out the airport will be resumed as normal. PAD which has seized the airport since last week will divide channels and space for passengers from the protesters. The panel will examine assets inside and outside the airport to check if there was any damage before returning the areas to AOT. Somkiat said he could not say for now when officially the airport will resume the service because he has to talk with other PAD's co-leaders. Meanwhile Wutthipun said that AOT will jointly inspect the readiness of the airport with PAD as soon as possible. "I think that Suvarnabhumi Airport will be able to be re-opened within 24 hours," he said. Referring to checkpoints set up by PAD at the entrances of the airport, AOT and PAD will jointly conduct the screening of passengers into the airport. "First priority of the work is to clean all the passengers' buildings and to remove tones of garbages from the areas," he said. Meanwhile an informed source said AOT told PAD that the airport should be resumed the service on December 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils reject Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 I was thinking the same thing when I read the article. So some knob wearing a yellow bandana is going to screen foreigners who desperately want to leave Thailand. That's gonna look good. There's gotta be some mistake in the article there, then again nothing should surprise us anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 bbc live reporter at airport although with heavy british accent I believe he said the same thing as nation headline - many foreign news sources - 15thDEC for pax!!! of course meanwhile utapao will continue it's reduced service... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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