Thai & Volcanic Ash Situation
Apr 16, 2010, 10:35 am
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Thai & Volcanic Ash Situation
Have a whole bunch of friends trapped overseas at the moment. Malaysia Airlines are accommodating & feeding, as are BA. EVA seems to have washed their hands of everyone (act of god etc etc), but have two very good friends coming back in J on Saturday on TG 916 (to LHR).
I'm fairly certain the flight will be xx'd.
Is there anyone out there who can advise if TG will do a BR (i.e. you're on your own, sort our your own hotel) or a MH (here's a nice hotel, stay here on us while we wait to see what way the wind blows..).
Anyone else stuck in Bangkok? How's Thai's legendary customer service??!
I'm fairly certain the flight will be xx'd.
Is there anyone out there who can advise if TG will do a BR (i.e. you're on your own, sort our your own hotel) or a MH (here's a nice hotel, stay here on us while we wait to see what way the wind blows..).
Anyone else stuck in Bangkok? How's Thai's legendary customer service??!
Apr 16, 2010, 4:57 pm
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Apr 17, 2010, 12:22 am
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Was booked for TG951 on 17APR. Flight of course cancelled so TG rebooked us for 21APR. Nobody knows how long this closure will last.
Quite a backlog of TG passengers stranded when most European destinations are cancelled 2-3 days in a row. But at least much less than BA, LH, AF and KL who have had to cancel their complete traffic program
Quite a backlog of TG passengers stranded when most European destinations are cancelled 2-3 days in a row. But at least much less than BA, LH, AF and KL who have had to cancel their complete traffic program
Apr 17, 2010, 5:22 am
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My best wishes to all FT'ers who are stranded at an airport somewhere, waiting to go home.
Hang in there, and hopefully things will improve.
Wondering how TG treats its premium customers in such situation.
Hang in there, and hopefully things will improve.
Wondering how TG treats its premium customers in such situation.
Apr 17, 2010, 7:19 am
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Apr 17, 2010, 10:00 am
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THAI cancels Flights to Europe due to Volcano Eruption in Iceland and prepares Contingency Plan
Today (17 April 2010), 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
TG917 London – Bangkok
TG923 Frankfurt – Bangkok
TG925 Munich – Bangkok
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.
Today (17 April 2010), 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
TG917 London – Bangkok
TG923 Frankfurt – Bangkok
TG925 Munich – Bangkok
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.
Apr 17, 2010, 4:11 pm
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It's a BR so far.
I'm waiting in BKK to get to FCO, which is especially annoying as technically FCO is open and CX and SQ managed to send their flights there last night.
Basically at BKK you are on your own with nothing provided, and no rebooking so far. All we were given last night was a phone number which of course is permanently engaged. And (though it's perhaps not their personal fault) the staff at BKK have never heard of the EU Passenger Rights which state they have to provide care, ie. hotels, even though it's not their fault.
So I guess I'll be sending TG my bills. My insurance only apparently covers adverse weather by the way, which apparently this isn't!
I'm waiting in BKK to get to FCO, which is especially annoying as technically FCO is open and CX and SQ managed to send their flights there last night.
Basically at BKK you are on your own with nothing provided, and no rebooking so far. All we were given last night was a phone number which of course is permanently engaged. And (though it's perhaps not their personal fault) the staff at BKK have never heard of the EU Passenger Rights which state they have to provide care, ie. hotels, even though it's not their fault.
So I guess I'll be sending TG my bills. My insurance only apparently covers adverse weather by the way, which apparently this isn't!
Apr 17, 2010, 7:13 pm
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It's a BR so far.
I'm waiting in BKK to get to FCO, which is especially annoying as technically FCO is open and CX and SQ managed to send their flights there last night.
Basically at BKK you are on your own with nothing provided, and no rebooking so far. All we were given last night was a phone number which of course is permanently engaged. And (though it's perhaps not their personal fault) the staff at BKK have never heard of the EU Passenger Rights which state they have to provide care, ie. hotels, even though it's not their fault.
So I guess I'll be sending TG my bills. My insurance only apparently covers adverse weather by the way, which apparently this isn't!
I'm waiting in BKK to get to FCO, which is especially annoying as technically FCO is open and CX and SQ managed to send their flights there last night.
Basically at BKK you are on your own with nothing provided, and no rebooking so far. All we were given last night was a phone number which of course is permanently engaged. And (though it's perhaps not their personal fault) the staff at BKK have never heard of the EU Passenger Rights which state they have to provide care, ie. hotels, even though it's not their fault.
So I guess I'll be sending TG my bills. My insurance only apparently covers adverse weather by the way, which apparently this isn't!
Apr 18, 2010, 12:48 am
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