Archive for November, 2008

Schöne Zeit und exzellenten Service auf der Marco Polo (2008-11-30)

Hallo liebes Sea-Bees- und Marco-Polo-Team, wieder zurück im kalten Deutschland wollen wir uns auf diesem Wege nochmals für die schöne Zeit und den exzellenten Service auf der Marco Polo bedanken. Auch die schönen Stunden auf den Tagesbooten und in der Basis möchten wir nicht unerwähnt lassen Viele Grüße an´s gesamte Sea-Bees-Team senden Ilka & Thorsten

Situation update: 31 flights to and from U-Tapao available today (2008-11-30)

Thai Airways International announced that it will provide 31 special flights to and from U-Tapao Airport to serve stranded tourist. They will have 18 flights leaving and 13 flights landing at the airport. Tourists must check in at the Centara Grande Hotel at Central World five hours before departure. Thai Airways International’s passengers are required [...]

Situation update 30/11: THAI operates selected flights to Phuket and U-Tapao (2008-11-30)

Unfortunately there is no change about the current Bangkok Airport Situation yet. Therefore few airlines have changed their flight schedules to Asia, most of them using Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and U-Tapao as connecting airports or fly directly to Phuket. Due to the Airports of Thailand (AOT)’s announcement on the temporary closure of Suvarnabhumi and Don [...]

Ein neuer Tauchlehrer Assistent: Mirko bei Sea Bees Diving (2008-11-29)

Vom Computer-Netzwerktechniker zum Tauchlehrer Assistent: Hi, mein Name ist Mirko Eichner und ich wurde am 31.Januar 1974 in Rüsselsheim geboren. Nachdem ich in Mainz, Deutschland meine Schule, Berufsausbildung, Abitur und Studium beendet habe arbeitete ich als Computertechniker bei verschiedenen Institutionen wie z.B. das ZDF, die Telekom, die Polizei in Hessen und ein paar andere Firmen. [...]

Situation update 29/11: Airlines outside of Bkk operating normally (2008-11-29)

Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok International Airport) BKK 
Flights are still not operating from Bangkok’s main international airport.
 We have information that the airport might reopen by 18:00hrs on 29th November and will keep you informed. Emergency information number at Suvarnabhumi airport: +6621324114 Don Muang Airport, Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport suspended operations and this led to the cancellation [...]

Situation update 28/11: tourist destinations and attractions nationwide are safe (2008-11-28)

As of November 28, 2008 / 14.00 hrs. (Bangkok Time) Yesterday (November 27, 2008 / 19.00 hrs), the Minister of Foreign Affairs on behalf of the Royal Thai Government informed the ambassadors/consuls of all foreign delegations in Thailand that the government was very concerned about the welfare and safety of all foreign nationals in the [...]

Professionell geführte Tauchbasis mit einem extrem kompetenten Tauchteam in Phuket (2008-11-28)

Hallo, liebe See-Bienen! Meine Frau und ich möchten uns bei Euch für fantastische Tauchgänge im November 2008 auf Phuket herzlich bedanken. Ich habe mehr ein 4.800 Tauchgänge weltweit auf sehr vielen auch sogenannten Top Basen gemacht, habe selbst eine große Tauchbasis mit 32 Tauchprofis in Deutschland, Diving World Kirsch in Erlangen, Gewinner der SSI Dive [...]

Situation update 27/11: Bangkok Airport remains closed until Nov 29. (2008-11-27)

Suvarnabhumi Airport will remain closed until 6pm of November 29, according to Airports of Thailand Acting President Serirat Prasutanond. Serirat also added that Don Mueang Airport would be shut down until 6pm of Friday, November 28. Phuket International Airport will keep operating as usual, only flights to Bangkok are cancelled. Thai Airways has launched special [...]

Situation update 27/11: Flights with Thai Airways to BKK (2008-11-27)

THAI Flight Los Angeles-Bangkok Landed at U-Tapao Airport Following the announcement of the Airport Authority of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) to close both Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok) and Don Mueang Airports until 18:00 hours today, THAI therefore canceled all scheduled domestic and international flights operating to and from both airports on 27th November until further notice. [...]

Situation update 27/11: Temporary closure of Don Muang Airport Bangkok (2008-11-27)

Here is another quick update about the situation in Bangkok. As we reported yesterday, there is no problem or delays for ‘non-Bkk-flights’ leaving Phuket to Kuala Lumpur or Singapore. All direct and charter flight to and from Phuket are operating normal at the moment, for more information on planned flight schedules in the next few [...]