Bangkok--25 Oct--Thai Airways
The Corporate Communications Department, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited clarifies the incident concerning flight TG106 that on 24 October 2006 at 10.25 hrs., THAI’s A300-600 aircraft, flight TG106 routed Bangkok — Chiang Mai, was stationed at boarding gate A5 at Suvarnabhumi Airport when a leakage of hydrolic pipe was detected while closing the cargo section of the aircraft. As a result, oil particles and odor entered the cabin section prompting THAI’s engineers to conduct further investigation. Passengers were immediately notified and safely disembarked the aircraft, no injuries were reported. THAI arranged for a new aircraft to operate on this route which departed Suvarnabhumi Airport at 11.45 hrs.
THAI’s flight TG106 was scheduled to depart Suvarnabhumi Airport to Chiang Mai at 10.25 hrs. The aircraft accommodated 203 passengers and 11 THAI’s crew.