SIA cancels all flights to and from Bangkok

QX179R SG

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has cancelled all flights to and from Bangkok from Wednesday.

The carrier said this is due to the deteriorating security situation and a lack of operational service staff at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.

Customers whose flights have been cancelled should contact their travel agent, or SIA's Reservations Service Centre in Singapore at 6223 8888 if they had booked their flights directly with SIA.

SIA said efforts will be made to accommodate customers on flights to Bangkok when the security situation stabilises.

The airline will make an assessment on its flight operations and will issue an advice on its website.

- CNA/yt

kopiosatu SG

cancelled means eat money or not?

QX179R SG

Jetstar cancels today's flights to Bangkok

Singapore budget carrier, Jetstar Asia, says it's monitoring the situation in Bangkok closely.

It has suspended all flights in and out of Bangkok for today.

Affected passengers can either makes changes to their flight dates or make changes to their destination, or obtain a full refund.

It says it will mount a flight as soon as possible for passengers returning to Singapore stranded in Bangkok.

A spokesperson says the safety of passengers is the airline's paramount concern. --938Live

maurizio13 SG

*sighs*

somebody cannot go bangkok liaoz.

kopiosatu SG

29 more days for them to solve the problem

QX179R SG

my post became featured post liao..

kopiosatu SG

best time to fly the aircrafts there to park.

cheaper than parking at Changi Airport

Pitot SG

Some serious F**k up over there, they have seized control of the control tower and its bloody messy in bangkok right now.

I think much worse than the previous rallies.

It started with don muang and now also BKK.

The airport is closed indefinitely for now.

monoslayer SG

ehhhhh.. ask the thai boys relak leh..

dun b so aggressive lah.. watever they do, dun spread to here hor..

my manning period jus started.

BadzMaro SG

Thats Thai democracy to you. lol

QX179R SG

Bangkok-bound flights from Changi Airport cancelled for 2nd day

SINGAPORE: All Bangkok-bound flights from Changi Airport were cancelled for a second straight day.

Changi's airline counters, which were besieged on Wednesday by confused travellers, are experiencing quieter times. As various carriers posted regular updates on the situation in Bangkok, many passengers stayed away and opted to change their travel plans.

Singapore Airlines, which usually ferries some 2,000 passengers to and from Bangkok daily, said it is presently not accepting check-ins for any flights to Bangkok or through Singapore to Bangkok.

It is gearing up for the backlog of passengers, which will only worsen with each day of the impasse. The airline is also prepared to get passengers out through other ports if there is a demand for it.

Stephen Forshaw, vice-president, Public Affairs, Singapore Airlines, said: "We are looking at a whole range of factors, including more flights using our regional carrier, SilkAir, to Phuket and Chiang Mai. People from Bangkok are already taking land transport to those destinations.

"(Travelling) from Bangkok to Phuket can be anything up to 12 hours on the highway, but some people realise this is what they have to do. We are closely monitoring demand on those flights. SilkAir is looking to put in more flights if there is demand or we may use larger aircraft from SIA like 777. But at this point, there is no need to do that." - CNA/so

Pitot SG

Both airports will remain closed until at least SATURDAY.

SQ can gladly use the surplus aircraft on other routes.

QX179R SG

Jetstar Asia to resume evening flights to Bangkok

Jetstar Asia will be resuming its Bangkok services via the U-Tapao International Airport in Pattaya.

U-Tapao International Airport is located some 140 kilometers south-east of Bangkok.

Jetstar will run its Bangkok scheduled services this evening till further notice.

The airline is advising passengers to only show up at U-Tapao International Airport after they have confirmed their reservations with Jet Star.

A spokesperson said there are about 1000 Jet star passengers affected by the closure of the Bangkok airports since Wednesday.

Both Singapore Airlines and Tiger Airways will continue to suspend flights to Bangkok today and tomorrow.

A Tiger spokesperson said they were informed that the Thai international airport will remain closed till tomorrow, 6 PM local time.

Tiger will continue to monitor the situation before resumption of any Bangkok flights, adding that they are not discounting the possibility of increasing flight frequencies.

--938Live

Pitot SG

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they shot at the news anchor wtf....

carbikebus SG

SIA goes to UTP on the 1st Dec.

QX179R SG

Singapore Airlines to resume Bangkok flights Friday

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) will resume flights from Bangkok's main international airport on Friday, the airline said, after protesters ended an eight-day blockade of the regional aviation hub.

The first SIA flight from Suvarnabhumi international airport to Singapore will leave Bangkok early Friday afternoon, the airline said.

Foreign carriers had been using the Vietnam War-era U-Tapao airport, southeast of Bangkok, during the blockade by Thai anti-government protesters but SIA said it will stop its U-Tapao flights Thursday night.

Thai Airways operated the first international flight out of Suvarnabhumi on Wednesday, and a spokeswoman for the Thai airports agency said normal operations will resume on Friday.

SIA urged customers to be patient, saying "some delays may be expected" with the airport newly reopened.

SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will now operate just one additional flight to the Thai resort destination of Phuket as Bangkok capacity increases, SIA said. The extra flights will continue until Sunday, it said.

Singapore-based Jetstar Asia, which had been using U-Tapao, said its service to Suvarnabhumi will resume Friday evening.

Tiger Airways, also based in Singapore, said on its website that it plans to resume some Singapore-Bangkok flights on Friday, "subject to confirmation by the Thai authorities that Bangkok airport has resumed normal operations."

The Singapore foreign ministry said late Tuesday that it had helped 490 of its nationals leave Thailand through U-Tapao, Phuket or the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, leaving about 120 Singaporeans still stuck in Bangkok.

- AFP/yb