THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SUVARNABHUMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
As of November 26, 2008 / 9.00 hrs. (Bangkok Time)
     
    November 25, 2008 / 21.00 hrs.
The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) anti-government protesters forced the partial closure of Suvarnabhumi International Airport when demonstrators broke through police lines and entered the Departure Lounge. Inbound flights were still operating normally with aircraft being cleared for landing.
       
    November 25, 2008 / 22.00 hrs.
With anti-government protesters having blocked access to the airport via the main motorway and the main entrance, shortly after 21.00 hrs., Acting Airports of Thailand (AoT) president and Acting Suvarnabhumi Airport Director Serirat Prasutanont announced the cancellation of all flights departing from Suvarnabhumi International Airport. As a result, some 3,000 passengers were stranded at the airport.
       
    November 26, 2008 / 04.00 hrs.
All inbound and outbound flights from Suvarnabhumi International Airport have been cancelled since 04.00 hrs. (21.00 GMT Tuesday)
       
    For security reasons Suvarnabhumi Airport will be closed from Tuesday, November 25th, 21.00 hrs. onwards until further notice. The airport authorities have been negotiating with anti-government protesters to move their political rally to an alternative protest site to enable airport operations to resume as soon as possible.
       
    November 26, 2008/ 08.00 hrs
Thai Airways International (TG) announced that a total of 16 flights have been diverted to land at Don Mueang International Airport, while another three flights: TG508/Muscat-Karachi-Bangkok, TG520/Kuwait-Dubai-Bangkok and TG 941/Milan-Bangkok, have been diverted to land in U-Tapao Airport. All of THAI’s inbound and outbound flights from Suvarnabhumi International Airport are temporarily suspended until it resumes normal operations.
       
THAI’s domestic flights, inbound and outbound from Don Mueang International Airport are operating normally.
       
Don Mueang International Airport is operating normally.
       
There has been no declaration of State of Emergency.
       
For more information, please contact the following numbers:
Don Mueang Airport     02-535-1669 / 02-535-1616
             
Public Relations     02-535-1253
             
TG Flight Information     02-356-1111
www.thaiairways.com
             
Bangkok Airways     02-265-5678
www.bangkokairways.com

Bangkok Airways     Hotline 1771
             
Air Asia     02-515-9999 www.airasia.com
             
Suvarnabhumi International Airport     02-132-1888 / 02-132-1882
Flight Information     02-132-000 / 02-132-9328-9
             
Security Centre     02-132-4310 / 02-132-4000 /02-535-1669
             
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Emergency Center (24 Hours)     02-643-5522
Fax     02-643-5521
 
Tourist Police Hotline 1155

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