27th November 2008
Thailand’s tourism minister says authorities will begin flying thousands of stranded tourists out of one or two military bases in the next 48 hours.
Weerasak Kohsurat says tourists with “urgent needs” will be taken to U-Tapao air force base, 140km south-east of Bangkok and possibly an air force base at Kamphaeng Saen, a northern suburb of Bangkok.
Mr Weerasak says Thai Airways would provide the planes and then tourists could catch connecting flights in Singapore or Malaysia.
Along with the use of the military bases, Mr Weerasak said the Thai Government is also considering using buses and trains to transport tourists to other airports in the country, including those in Phuket and Chiang Mai.
BANGKOK AP
Thailand’s tourism minister says authorities will begin flying thousands of stranded tourists out of one or two military bases in the next 48 hours.
Weerasak Kohsurat says tourists with “urgent needs” will be taken to U-Tapao air force base, 140km south-east of Bangkok and possibly an air force base at Kamphaeng Saen, a northern suburb of Bangkok.
Mr Weerasak says Thai Airways would provide the planes and then tourists could catch connecting flights in Singapore or Malaysia.
Along with the use of the military bases, Mr Weerasak said the Thai Government is also considering using buses and trains to transport tourists to other airports in the country, including those in Phuket and Chiang Mai.
BANGKOK AP
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