Airlines have cancelled a total of 112 scheduled flights, or 56 round-trips, from Singapore and Hong Kong to Bangkok until late February because of the protesters' planned shutdown of central Bangkok.
Singapore Airlines will cut one flight each day from Jan 14 to Feb 25, a total of 19 round-trip flights, from the current schedule of 215 flights during that period.
Cathay Pacific will cut one round-trip each day between Jan 7 and 14, except Jan 9. Altogether, a total of 7 round-trip flights between Bangkok and Hong Kong will be cut during the period.
Hong Kong Airlines will reduce its flights between Bangkok and Hong Kong by 30 round-trip flights from Jan 4 to Jan 30, from a total of 110 flights.
Suvarnabhumi airport has prepared for the protesters' planned shutdown of central Bangkok by rerouting shuttle buses operating between Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi; and, shuttle bus services between Airport Rail Link and BTS stations have been set for an emergency mode.
More staff will be available to inform people wanting taxi and limousine services about the protest areas, so they can avoid these areas.
The airport will also set up a centre at the departure hall on the fourth floo,r at the back of check-in Row R, to work with other agencies and airlines in order to ensure swift action to solve possible... to ensure swift action to solve possible problems for passengers.
The airport will provide resting areas and other facilities for passengers who may face transportation problems and miss their flights.
From Friday onwards, the airport will ask travel related associations and businesses to station representatives at the arrival hall to assist arriving travellers.
Passengers leaving Bangkok were advised to head out for the airport at least four hours before their flight is due to depart, and that they should use public transport
The airport Call Centre number 1722 will be open around the clock.
Areas that will be blocked by protesters include the Lumpini intersection, Lat Phrao five-way intersection, Victory Monument, Asok intersection, Ratchaprasong intersection, Pathumwan intersection, and... Pathumwan intersection, and a section of Chaeng Wattana road, Laksi, that is in front of the government office complex.
Information about travel during the planned shutdown will be posted on the Transport Ministry's website: www.mot.go.th
, and also be available on Hotline Telephone Number 1356.
