Phuket Airport flights to or from Bangkok are being disrupted by protests in Bangkok.

This is the situation at Phuket International Airport last night after the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok announced it had to close outbound flights due to protestors in its departure lounge. Direct international flights and domestic flights from Bangkoks other airport Don Muang are still operating as of this morning at 7am, but the flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket or vice versa are not in service.
Meanwhile the Phuket Tourist Association President Somboon Jirayut said the members prepared to take care of passengers who cannot go to Bangkok, by providing accommodation and that they would keep tourists informed of any changes. The Phuket International Airport Director Wicha Nuenlop told Andaman News that passengers should check with their airlines before going to the Phuket airport. Voice *****


The PHUKET INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT telephone numbers are 076 - 351122, 351000, 351144, or 351570.

KRABI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT is 075 636541-2, or 636545. Andaman News NBT (VHF dial) + Radio Thailand FM90.5 at 8.30am & perhaps repeats on Phuket Cable TV channel 1 at 7pm & 1am, broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces & maybe Mazz Radio FM108 at 7pm in Phuket, Wednesday 26th November 2008 & http://thainews.prd.go.th/newsenglish/ & www.YouTube.com/AndamanNews.com
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• Thailand
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[supatipanno]

The government should ask themselves... what would China do?

[getona]

i went to airpor its close oh no... damn

yea man im going malaysia today.. malaysia --> chiang mai maybe..

[cordoser]

The airport closed...

[kuhmilch]

stay in amazing thailand forever xD

[billiard9]

Well I left Phuket today to Bangkok with no problem!! They just rerouted us to Bangkok's old airport! Same same... Just different!!

I should be leaving tomorrow from Bangkok's new airport. (hopefully)

[mryaimryai]

ha ha i bought a ticket six months ago and supposed to stay three months yay thailand leaving tommorrow

[verbusen]

Good luck westerners! Looks like you are landing in a semi-revolution that no one wants to admit!

[jekylfoot]

What do you hope to do when you get there?

[getona]

bloody hell im going to thailand on friday.