Top Immigration official denies grounding planes at Suvarnabhumi in 'revenge'

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Official Denies Grounding Planes at BKK Airport in 'Revenge'
By Khaosod English


A file photo of an Airbus A380 airplane operated by Thai Airways taking off at Suvarnabhumi Airport [photo provided by Thai Airways].

BANGKOK — A top immigration official has denied allegations that he deliberately grounded planes at Bangkok's international airport because of a personal vendetta.

"I think it was a misunderstanding," said immigration police commander Pol.Maj.Gen. Suwitpol, in response to the accusation that he ordered a 30-minute delay of all Thai Airways planes leaving from Suvarnabhumi airport on 25 February.

The allegation was posted on Pantip, one of the most popular web-forums in Thailand, by an anonymous individual who claimed to be a Thai Airways employee and a witness of the incident.

According to the posts, Pol.Maj.Gen. Suwitpol demanded to see his wife off at the departure gate, and became angry when he was refused by staff who said he lacked security clearance. In an act of revenge, he ordered all Thai Airways planes to be delayed for 30 minutes the next day, the post alleged.

"It's really shameful that a man of great education and power thinks that was a way to solve problem," the poster wrote. "If you are so powerful, don't only bully Thai people. Try to show off your power at other airlines like Korean Airlines, Japan Airlines, IY [Yemen Airlines]. I want to know if you have the balls to do that."

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1425016826

-- Khaosod English 2015-02-27

[JetsetBkk]

But of course. No Thai would do such a thing.

[harada]

A good candidate for an inactive post, way up north.

[Costas2008]

But of course. No Thai would do such a thing.

I don't think he is Thai......he is a top immigration official......probably extraterrestrial......still trying to identify the planet he comes from.

[berybert]

I wonder if it was Captain Jack.

Me my wife, my wife me. Me and my wife... Ching ching ching. Power and education. Way to go.

[colinneil]

This could only happen in Thailand.

Me Me Me. I am important you are a nobody. If i want i can do and f... the rest of you.

[trogers]

Isn't that a police post?

Order him to report to the PM and justify his order in delaying the planes.

[steelepulse]

What was the misunderstanding? Either he did or he did not, there can't be a misunderstanding.

BTW, If the other Airlines mentioned gave his wife cheap or free tickets and wouldn't let him in a restricted area, I'm sure he would of ordered them delayed also. He's only spiting the airline that made him lose face.

[wilfrid lussier]

these r tipical character of Thai,

arogant and selfish

[uel1968]

What was the misunderstanding? Either he did or he did not, there can't be a misunderstanding.

BTW, If the other Airlines mentioned gave his wife cheap or free tickets and wouldn't let him in a restricted area, I'm sure he would of ordered them delayed also. He's only spiting the airline that made him lose face.

Yeah,and there are a lot of faceless people in Thailand!!!!

[Loles]

This is a typical Thai story with high ranked police or immigration officers. Mostly they bought their rank, so they are enough rich ti think they can do anything. I hope they get bad kharma as well as they deserved. Shameful. Hope so the military government takes care of them.

[seajae]

trying to make his little pecker seem a lot bigger, seems to happen with quite a few thai men in higher positions, do what I want or I will screw you over big time because I can, what a joke these men are.

[Star Dust]

So has there EVER been any positive news reports about Thai Immigration Officers.

I never heard, read, or was told about one.

Anyways.

Aren't the brown shirts supposed to be responsible for all Non-Thais, or whatever is not born, made, or "assimilated" in the LOS???

[Prbkk]

Very silly if he did this but on the other hand it would have been easy for the Thai staff to ask his wife he leave the departure gate to say goodbye to him. Had it been a Thai staff member they would have had free tickets for the husband, parents, cousins, the dog...

[RKASA]

A good candidate for an inactive post, way up north.

I see no reason you should advocate doing this to us. Please don't assume you can just dump everything North. BTW all rivers run South and we piss in it. Everything south of here is just someplace you have to pass though on the way out - kind of like a turd.

[Bluespunk]

""I think it was a misunderstanding," said immigration police commander Pol.Maj.Gen. Suwitpol, in response to the accusation that he ordered a 30-minute delay of all Thai Airways planes leaving from Suvarnabhumi airport on 25 February."

Sure was.

You misunderstood your responsibilities and the limits of your power, got caught out and are now up to your neck in it.

Or at least that is what is alleged............

Edited February 27, 2015 by Bluespunk

[WhizBang]

A good candidate for an inactive post, way up north.

Erm, don't you mean way down SOUTH?

This immigration officer must be up for the Thainess of the Year award.

[WhizBang]

This could only happen in Thailand.

Me Me Me. I am important you are a nobody. If i want i can do and f... the rest of you.

You just defines 'Thainess'.

[h90]

A top immigration officer lacks the security clearance?

Something wrong in this story.

[laolover88]

Thai Airways BKK-London- BKK 100,000B today.... another airline 1 stop 33,000 even BA only 60,000. I have a Thai Gold Card. Have to pay me to get on a Thai plane nowadays

[kotsak]

That's how you fire this kind of scumbags..

[Strangebrew]

He hasn't paid the proper bribe to the proper HISO no wonder his wife likes to boom boom farangs Bigger tool for job.

[Jeremy50]

It's sad it's come to this, but Thai Airways are a bit of a joke nowadays.

[Baerboxer]

Dumb questions. How can such a senior officer not have security clearance? How can an immigration police delay departing flights selectively ?

Something strange here.

[Pimay1]

A good candidate for an inactive post, way up north.

Erm, don't you mean way down SOUTH?

This immigration officer must be up for the Thainess of the Year award.

One of the instructors of the new mandatory "Thainess" course for all farang teachers maybe?

[h90]

Dumb questions. How can such a senior officer not have security clearance? How can an immigration police delay departing flights selectively ?

Something strange here.

yes something in the story missing or wrong.

[TVGerry]

If anyone bothered to read the whole article, he claims his wife didn't even travel on a TG flight on that day in question.

Whatever the case and not saying it didn't happen, but people shouldn't take anonymous articles posted on a web forum too seriously.

[halloween]

Dumb questions. How can such a senior officer not have security clearance? How can an immigration police delay departing flights selectively ?

Something strange here.

How to delay a flight selectively? When you hand over your passport and boarding pass, the immigration officer looks to see if it has luggage number butts, or asks if you have checked luggage, and then sits you in a room until after departure time. The flight is not allowed to leave with your luggage aboard, and finding and removing it takes some time.

[tomacht8]

Dumb questions. How can such a senior officer not have security clearance? How can an immigration police delay departing flights selectively ?

Something strange here.

yes something in the story missing or wrong.

Maybe without boarding pass he could not enter the waiting area,

or they would not let him in the VIP lounge.

Guess that pissed him off

[Manbing]

This could only happen in Thailand.

Me Me Me. I am important you are a nobody. If i want i can do and f... the rest of you.

Actually there was a similar incident in the USA last year

http://www.npr.org/2014/01/09/260980065/gov-christie-faces-traffic-jam-scandal

Just so we are clear, people with power exercise poor judgement all the time.

He should be fired for this little stunt though, what a c@&+