Bangkok--26 Jan--Thai Airways
Flg. Off. Apinan Sumanaseni, President, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, said that THAI landed two aircraft, TG 414 / routed Singapore — Bangkok and TG 621 / routed Osaka — Manila — Bangkok, at U-Tapao Airport due to the closed operation of the west runway 01 at Suvarnabhumi Airport for maintenance. As a result, aircraft due to land at Suvarnabhumi, especially large aircraft, was instructed to land on the east runway which created a significant landing queue up. Consequently, THAI’s aircraft was unable to land as scheduled and due to limited fuel, THAI requested to land its aircraft at U-Tapao Airport for fuel refill and operated back to Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Flights detail:
Flight Original Schedule Delayed Landing Time
TG 414 Singapore — Bangkok 15.45 — 17.05 hrs. 18.03 hrs. (depart U-Tapao) — 18.25 hrs. (arrive Suvarnabhumi)
TG 621Osaka — Manila — Bangkok 10.45 — 13.35 hrs. / 18.12 hrs. (depart U-Tapao)- 18.45 hrs. (arrive Suvarnabhumi)
14.40 — 16.45 hrs.
TG 414 carried a total number of 83 passengers, including 16 in Business Class and 67 in Economy Class, utilizing Airbus 300-600 aircraft. TG 621 carried a total number of 141 passengers, including 18 in Business Class and 123 in Economy Class, utilizing Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.