Posts Tagged ‘Bangkok Airport’

Situation update 3/12: first flights have landed in Suvarnabhumi Airport (2008-12-3)

Thai Airways International’s Flight TG2109 became the first commercial flight to land at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport Wednesday afternoon after the People’s Alliance for Democracy ended its demonstration there. The flight from Phuket landed at 2:10 pm. Thai Airways International is flying six special flights from Suvarnabhumi on Wednesday: TG 9939 to Sydney, leaving at [...]

Situation update 03/12: Bkk flights will resume on Friday (2008-12-3)

Airports of Thailand Plc Acting President Serirat Prasutanond said Wednesday commercial flights may be resumed at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport at noon on Friday although it will take at least a week before the airport could resume full operations. Serirat said passengers would still be required to check in at Bitec exhibition centre on Friday [...]

Situation update 1/12: End all of its demonstrations in Bangkok (2008-12-2)

The People’s Alliance for Democracy announced today that it will end all of its demonstrations at 10 am on Wednesday. We will keep you informed.

Situation update 02/12: Bangkok airport has reopened to cargo flights (2008-12-2)

A Thai aviation official says that Suvarnabhumi international airport has reopened to cargo flights despite an ongoing siege of the facility. Aviation Department general director Chaisak Anksuwan says cargo flights were authorized to land at the airport as of 9 a.m. Tuesday and the first flights arrived during the afternoon. He said “several flights have [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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: 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 [...]