Phuket Airport to reopen Monday evening: Transport permanent secretary

Currently, Phuket International Airport will be open for normal service today (17 Sept. 2007) as of 17.00 hours onwards.

PHUKET: -- Transport Permanent Secretary Chaiyasawat Kitipornpaibool said Monday that Phuket International Airport would resume its operation Monday evening.

He said the accident of the One-Two-Go aircraft should not affect operations of other low-cost airlines.

-- The Nation 2007-09-17

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Please use this thread for discussion about the opening/closure of Phuket Airport. Please do not discuss the air crash itself in this thread.

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THAI adjusts flights to Phuket after Sunday's plane crash

THAI Adjusts Flight Schedule to Phuket Until Airport Opens and Sends Staff to Provide Assistance

Traffic rerouted to Krabi Airport

BANGKOK: -- Thai Airways International Public Company Limited announced the cancellation of return flights on the route Bangkok - Phuket v.v. until Phuket International Airport resumes operations.

Flg. Off. Apinan Sumanaseni, President of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, said that the announcement by Phuket International Airport to temporarily cease provision of services has resulted in the company's suspension of return flights on the route Bangkok - Phuket v.v., whereby 8 flights were cancelled on 16 September 2007, as follows:

Suvarnabhumi - Phuket, flights TG 217, TG 223, TG 225

Phuket - Suvarnabhumi, flights TG 218, TG 228

Don Muang - Phuket, flight TG 1221

Phuket - Hong Kong, flight TG 604

Phuket - Don Muang, flight TG 1200

THAI provided assistance to passengers flying on THAI flights, who were stranded at the airport, by providing hotel accommodation in Phuket.

Furthermore, the company adjusted its flight schedule for departure and arrival of flights routed to and from Phuket International Airport. Passengers are requested to check the flight schedule or inquire for more information by calling THAI's Sales Office in Phuket at Tel. 076351218, 076205334, and Call Center Tel. 023561111. Currently, Phuket International Airport will be open for normal service today (17 Sept. 2007) as of 17.00 hours onwards.

As for today (17 Sept. 2007), the company has adjusted the flight routed Bangkok - Phuket to operate Bangkok - Krabi v.v. instead, as a special flight to serve those needing to travel to Phuket, by landing in Krabi and providing ground transportation to Phuket, as follows:

Flight TG 1205, routed Don Muang - Krabi

Departs Don Muang at 10.40 hrs., arrives in Krabi at 12.00 hrs.

Flight TG 1206, routed Krabi - Don Muang

Departs Krabi at 12.45 hrs., arrives in Don Muang at 14.10 hrs.

Flight TG 1245, routed Don Muang - Krabi

Departs Don Muang at 14.45 hrs., arrives in Krabi at 16.05 hrs.

Flight TG 1246, routed Krabi - Don Muang

Departs Krabi at 16.50 hrs., arrives in Don Muang at 18.10 hrs.

Flight TG 203, routed Suvarnabhumi - Krabi

Departs Suvarnabhumi at 10.15 hrs., arrives in Krabi at 11.35 hrs.

Flight TG 1204, routed Krabi - Suvarnabhumi

Departs Krabi at 12.25 hrs., arrives in Suvarnabhumi at 13.45 hrs.

Flg. Off. Apinan Sumanseni, THAI's President, also said that the company provided emergency assistance by sending staff under its FAST Team (Family Assistance Support Team), consisting of employees who has been trained to assist and coordinate with family members of passengers who were injured or lost lives, which is assistance that THAI provides to OneTwoGo Airline.

--The Nation 2007-09-17

Phuket airport reopens, four still missing

BREAKING NEWS

(Agencies) - Phuket International Airport reopened Monday, one day after a passenger jet packed with tourists crashed on landing at the southern Thai resort island, killing 90 people, airport officials said.

"Airports of Thailand (AOT) announced that Phuket airport resumed operations at 3:30 pm (0830 GMT)," an airport spokeswoman said.

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bangkokpost.com

In a couple of minutes the first plane will start from the airport again, TG flight from Phuket to Hongkong, 1800.

Looking from my office towards the runway, about 250m.

Gerd