Bangkok--19 Apr--Thai Airways International
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited announces further cancellation of flights to Europe due to air space closure as a result of volcano ashes from the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland.
Mr. Piyasvasti Amranand, THAI President, said that the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) announces the continuation of air space closure in most Scandinavia and Northern European countries prohibiting airlines from operating flights to and from most destinations in Europe. Since 16 April 2010, THAI has cancelled altogether 31 flights to/from Europe as follows :
Departure from Bangkok : 16 April 2010
Flight Number Destination
TG910 Bangkok — London
TG930 Bangkok — Paris
TG950 Bangkok — Copenhagen
TG954 Bangkok — Oslo
TG960 Bangkok — Stockholm
Inbound to Bangkok — 16 April 2010
Flight Number Destination
TG911 London — Bangkok
TG931 Paris — Bangkok
TG951 Copenhagen — Bangkok
TG955 Oslo — Bangkok
TG961 Stockholm — Bangkok
Departure from Bangkok : 17 April 2010
Flight Number Destination
TG910 Bangkok — London
TG930 Bangkok — Paris
TG950 Bangkok — Copenhagen
TG954 Bangkok — Oslo
TG960 Bangkok — Stockholm
TG920 Bangkok - Frankfurt
TG970 Bangkok - Zurich
TG916 Bangkok - London
TG922 Bangkok - Frankfurt
TG924 Bangkok - Munich
Inbound to Bangkok — 17 April 2010
Flight Number Destination
TG911 London — Bangkok
TG931 Paris — Bangkok
TG951 Copenhagen — Bangkok
TG955 Oslo — Bangkok
TG961 Stockholm — Bangkok
TG921 Frankfurt - Bangkok
TG971 Zurich - Bangkok
TG916 London - Bangkok
TG923 Frankfurt - Bangkok
TG925 Munich - Bangkok
There are 11,097 passengers stranded, the number taken from those who made reservations on the afore-mentioned flights.
THAI advises passengers traveling to/from Europe to check the status of their flights through THAI Contact Center at 66-2- 356-1111, 24 hours or contact the local THAI sales offices.
THAI has prepared a Contingency Plan and request passengers on the cancelled flights to contact THAI Contact Centre tel. 66-2-356-1111 for re-booking. Every best efforts will be made for passengers who were booked on earlier flights. THAI is also working on operating extra flights on some routes, whereupon possible, for stranded passengers.
International Public Relations Department
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited
Tel : (662) 545-2662 / 2663 / 1711 / 4686 / 1705 / 2720
Fax : (662) 545-3891