November 26, 2008
Bangkok - Nationwide airports adjusted their plans to deal with the closure of the Suvarnabhumi Airport. Six commercial flights from Singapore, India, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates landed at the U-Tapao Airport.
There has been no confirmation yet whether Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and his group would fly to the U-Tapao Airport or not.
Somchai attended the APEC meeting which took place last week in Peru.
116 flights regularily landed at the Phuket Airport yesterday. An information counter was set up to give advices and informaiton to passengers.
Hotlines can also be reached at 1122, 1144, 1593 and 1595 around the clock.
About 200 Korean and European tourists at the Samui Airport had to change their travel plans not to fly to the Suvarnabhumi Airport this morning.
Thai Airways and Nok Air offered their services at the Hat Yai Airport as usual while Air Asia in Chiang Mai cancelled its flights and Thai Airways changed to land at the Don Muang Airport instead.
