THE Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) has begun offering discounts on service fees and other benefits to airlines that replace flights cancelled in their slots due to schedule changes to encourage faster resumption of flights which in turn increases the number of passengers while reducing revenue loss, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning (Jan.
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SIA relief flight arrives at Changi Airport after passengers, crew shaken by severe turbulence
By CNA Singapore – A total of 131 passengers and 12 crew members who were aboard a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight badly hit by turbulence arrived at Changi Airport in the early hours of Wednesday (May 22). The scheduled London to Singapore flight diverted to Bangkok after the plane was buffeted by turbulence that
Read moreScoot flight takes off hours early, leaving 29 passengers behind
By The Straits Times and India.com Singapore – A Singapore-bound Scoot flight from Amritsar, India, on Wednesday took off four hours earlier than initially scheduled, leaving 29 passengers stranded. According to the airline, it is aware that some passengers missed the flight. In response to The Straits Times’ queries, Scoot said that flight TR509
Read moreTHAI’s shortage of shuttle buses left passengers waiting on plane for 2 hours
SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT clarified that passengers of two Thai Smile flights were left waiting for a shuttle bus on the airplane for a couple of hours last night (Jan. 2) because Thai Airways International, the airline’s parent company, has a shortage of both drivers and these vehicles, TV Channel 7 said today. The airport had
Read morePlane returns to Phuket Airport after extra passenger found on board
AIRPORTS OF THAILAND (AOT) explained that around 300 passengers were stranded at Phuket Airport last night because a Thai Vietjet plane had to return after an extra passenger was found on board and after that could not take off again as the runway is closed during 11.30 p.m. to 7.30 a.m. for maintenance, Amarin TV
Read moreChaos reported at Phuket airport with over 300 passengers in trouble
THE widely-followed Panda Lab Doctor Facebook page this morning (Dec. 2) posted a photo of chaos at Phuket airport with over 300 passengers trying to catch a flight that was about to take off, Matichon newspaper said. Mr. Pakphum Dejhassadin, a medical technologist who runs the popular Panda Lab Doctor page, said the exact
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