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Thai Airways cancels 37 more flights
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Thai Airways International has cancelled 37 more domestic and international flights scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as it tries to dig itself out from under a massive baggage backlog at Suvarnabhumi airport.
Key facts
- Thai Airways International has cancelled 37 more domestic and international flights scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as it tries to dig itself out from under a massive baggage backlog at Suvarnabhumi airport.
- The airline’s official Facebook page, THAI Corporate Communications, announced the latest cancellations (listed below) at 7.20pm on Tuesday, hours after Thai Airways chief executive Chai Eamsiri apologised following severe criticism from
- A Thai group arriving from Chengdu, China, at about 8pm on Tuesday told the Bangkok Post that passengers waiting for their baggage at the airport “looked like zombies”
- The group were among the lucky ones, however, receiving their baggage after only 40 minutes.
Summary
The airline’s official Facebook page, THAI Corporate Communications, announced the latest cancellations (listed below) at 7.20pm on Tuesday, hours after Thai Airways chief executive Chai Eamsiri apologised following severe criticism from passengers who had suffered days-long delays at Thailand’s gateway airport.
Many commenters on the post expressed concern that their flights might also be cancelled. Some also asked for updates on the status of their baggage.