THAI jets home hundreds of Thais from abroad
Thai Airways operated five repatriation flights to fly home hundreds of Thai citizens from November 8 to 13, said Sqn-Leader Aniruth Sangrit, acting executive vice president of the Operations Department at Thai International Public Co Ltd (THAI), and head of the THAI Operations Control Centre.
The flights were operated under cooperation between THAI and the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the Royal Thai embassies in London, Copenhagen, Seoul and Beijing, the Royal Thai Consulate in Shanghai and the Thailand Trade and Economic office in Taipei.
Flight TG917 brought home 171 Thais in the UK from London on November 9.
Flight TG951 carried 120 Thais in Nordic countries from Copenhagen to Bangkok on November 9.
Flight TG659 flew home 87 Thais from Seoul on November 12.
Flight TG8109 brought 16 Thais in China back from Shanghai on November 12.
Flight TG633 carried 215 Thais from Taipei on November 13.
The airline also delivered cargo on round-trip flights.
“THAI is always prepared to operate special flights to fly Thais home with strict security and hygiene standards as well as Covid-19 preventive measures,” the airline said in a press statement.
