thailand

[carnoustiehibee]

is anyone else stuck in bangkok?

been here 2 weeks and due to fly home the 5th but flights cancelled to the 12th, so dono what plans are. the PAD dont look like moving even with it being the kings parade today and bday on the 5th. the prime minister is up in chaing mai playing golf not giving a monkeys.:grr:

stuck in the sun,thai curry,thai girls and 50p singha beers are making it tough aswell:wink:

[hibsboy90]

is anyone else stuck in bangkok?

been here 2 weeks and due to fly home the 5th but flights cancelled to the 12th, so dono what plans are. the PAD dont look like moving even with it being the kings parade today and bday on the 5th. the prime minister is up in chaing mai playing golf not giving a monkeys.:grr:

stuck in the sun,thai curry,thai girls and 50p singha beers are making it tough aswell:wink:

Just out of interest, are you getting travel insurance money to help fund this extra wee bit to your hols? I'd hate it if i couldnt afford to stay out or whatever.

[Lucius Apuleius]

One of my managers is there. He has a house there so will not really be suffering, but I need him here.

[carnoustiehibee]

Just out of interest, are you getting travel insurance money to help fund this extra wee bit to your hols? I'd hate it if i couldnt afford to stay out or whatever.

the travel insurance i have with lloyds say they arent getting involved because it wasnt mechanical or to do with weather.:brickwall

but getting in contact again today to find out more,they have always got a way round it. emirates who were flying with and alot of other airlines are putting people up for free in hotels plus meals,think its 2000baht a day-40quid.

[YehButNoBut]

I'm supposed to be flying out to Bangkok (with Emirates) arriving on the 17th Dec, staying there for 3 nights before back to Bangkok airport for an internal flight to ****et then back to Bangkok again 10 days later to fly to Hong Kong.

At the moment its touch and go if the flight will go as although the airport protest is over and there have been some flights arriving today it may take a few weeks to get back to normal. :dunno:

I'm intending to leave it until the end of the week when the airline will have a better idea if flights will be ok and if not transfer them to another date.

[EH6 Hibby]

My friend was due back from Thailand today but even though the protests have finished there are no international flights until Monday. She said she gets her hotel paid for but nothing else!

[YehButNoBut]

My friend was due back from Thailand today but even though the protests have finished there are no international flights until Monday. She said she gets her hotel paid for but nothing else!

This was on Sky News today

The Government has come under fire for not chartering planes to get the 6,000 British citizens stuck in the country - as France and New Zealand have already done.
However, David Miliband has now said that several airlines, including Gulf Air, Cathay Pacific and Qantas, have agreed to provide extra flights.
"Yesterday there were 12 extra flights for British people and others, and we expect that today there will be more than a dozen extra flights," he said.

Full story here http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Thailand-Airport-Crisis-Virgin-Criticises-Strange-Lack-Of-Planes-For-Stranded-British-Tourists/Article/200812115170647?lid=ARTICLE_15170647_ThailandAirpo rtCrisis:VirginCriticisesStrangeLackOfPlanesForStr andedBritishTourists&lpos=searchresults

Hopefully your friend will get home soon.