Thai Examiner
Government takes a stronger hand as Thai Airways crisis at Suvarnabhumi Airport worsened Wednesday
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Government anger closes in on Thai Airways as 8,000 bags remain stranded at Suvarnabhumi. Phiphat takes charge, Air Force reinforcements move in and flights remain cut after Surasak tells unwilling THAI executives to resign over the deepening crisis.
Key facts
- Government anger closes in on Thai Airways as 8,000 bags remain stranded at Suvarnabhumi
- Phiphat deploys 100 more Air Force personnel and equipment as 8,000 stranded bags await processing
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn took charge after accumulated stranded luggage hit about 10,000 bags
- Around 8,000 remained outstanding as military reinforcements and equipment flooded into Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Surasak attacks THAI over staff deployment and poor coordination as military personnel arrive to help
- Surasak tells unwilling THAI executives to resign as baggage crisis grows far beyond initial figures
Summary
Government anger at Thai Airways boiled over Wednesday as the baggage crisis grew far beyond the airline’s first figures. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn took charge after accumulated stranded luggage hit about 10,000 bags. Around 8,000 remained outstanding as military reinforcements and equipment flooded into Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn stepped directly into the emergency at Suvarnabhumi Airport. Crucially, new government figures showed the problem was substantially larger than Thai Airways had previously disclosed.