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Thailand airport may take longer to resume full operations: official
Thailand's main international airport may take more than a month to resume full operations, an official said Saturday.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:02 December 6, 2008
Bangkok: Thailand's main international airport may take more than a month to resume full operations, an official said Saturday.
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport officially reopened on Friday following a siege that trapped more than 300,000 travellers.
The airport was operating at only about 50 per cent capacity Friday.
An airport public relations official said operations were stepped up Saturday, but it could be at least a month before traffic was back to normal.
A travel agent confirmed that air traffic was still limited.
"Now you can fly anywhere in the world, but there will be fewer choices of departure times. It has to do with taking care of stranded passengers both here and in other countries first and safety concerns," said Somkiat Thongnoi, a travel agent.
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