Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) resumes flights to Samui after postponement, due to airport closure as a result of heavy rain and flooding.

Mr. Piyasvasti Amranand, THAI President, said the airline is able to resume three flights to Samui today and to transport 600 passengers who were stranded on the island as a result of heavy flooding of the airport, causing its temporary closure yesterday.  With the weather clearing up and the airport coming back to normal operations, THAI is able to operate these flights.

Bangkok to Samui

-TG281, original departure time of 0705 hours and arrival time in Samui at 0850 hours has been changed to be departing Bangkok at 1309 hours, estimated arrival time in Samui at 1445 hours
-TG2811 (special flight), departing Bangkok at 1409 hours, estimated arrival time in Samui at 1525 hours
-TG287, departing Bangkok at 1600 hours, estimated arrival time in Samui at 1705 hours

Samui to Bangkok

-TG282, original departure time of 0930 hours and arrival time in Bangkok at 1035 hours has changed to be departing Samui at 1530 hours, estimated arrival time in Bangkok at 1620 hours
-TG2821 (special flight), estimated departure time 1545 hours, estimated arrival time in Bangkok at 1650 hours
-TG288, estimated departure time 1745 hours, estimated arrival time in Bangkok at 1850 hours

Passengers traveling to this area are advised to keep abreast of news on the situation.  For more information, call the THAI Contact Center at Tel. 355-1111, 24-hours a day, or visit www.thaiairways.com.