Protests At Krabi & Phuket Airport

[NBT TV Phuket]

Our own website is currently slow to access, probably due to overload, but we will try to keep you informed:

1600 local time: According to our reporter at the airport, a number of protestors who got into Phuket Airport are now in the car park of the airport with increasing numbers of protestors outside. Tourists can still get in by foot only from the intersection 1 kilometre away near the newer road or bypass to Thepkrasatri Road. The arrival passengers also have to walk to same area. However some tour companies are arranging to meet their passengers at a back gate near staff housing.

Krabi Airport: about 400 members got through a fence into the airport’s ground near runway, and Krabi Governor is negotiating with the group to prevent any disturbance to flights. The schedules are quiet at the moment with next flight due at 6pm.

1645: Phuket Airport is forced to suspend all flights as the PAD members are now in the runway area and terminal. Some 100 university students have also joined the protests.

1708: PAD members now agree to move out from the Phuket Airport terminal and runway area to state their protest outside on the road in front of Phuket Airport after the provincial authority agreed to suspend all the flights.

[NBT TV Phuket]

1907: Krabi flights have been suspended since 17:20 after the Krabi Governor negotiated with protestors. The rain however eased tempers, as protestors came off runway into the terminal.

[hilly]

According to Nation News Phuket and Krabi have all flights supended now until further notice plus this.

THAI labour union calls for its members to take leave

By The Nation

Thai International Airways' Labour Union has called for its members to take leave immediately to protest the police's use of forces against anti-government protesters on Friday.

Union's president Jamsri Sukchoterat said that the union voiced disagreement with police's use of forces against the unarmed protesters who just exercised their rights to demonstrate.

"The union then calls for 15,000 members to take immediate leave to protest the government's move. If the violence against the protesters continues, we call for all 25,000 THAI members to stop working," she said.

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Lets please keep all updates in this thread, thanks.

Since its several airports blockaded now, as well as being news of international import, lets try to keep all information regarding these closures in one place