A power outage at Krabi International Airport at the weekend resulted in several flight cancellations and hundreds of stranded passengers. Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit called for the power to be restored urgently, following a short circuit on Saturday, March 2.

 

According to a Nation Thailand report, a short circuit in a manhole at an aircraft hangar blew out the mains, resulting in the loss of power at around 8.30pm on Saturday night. Without any lights to guide the runway, flights were unable to take off or land, with a number of departures cancelled.

 

The affected flights included Thai Vietjet VZ345 with 193 passengers, Bangkok Airways PG264 with 145 passengers, and Fly Dubai FZ1482 with 170 passengers.

 

By Peter Roche

Caption: PHOTO: MGR Online

 

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13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit called for the power to be restored urgently,

Useless man... he should have demanded, that always works.

because such an organization does not have backup power / generators ?  so last century of them