Phuket, Krabi flights cancelled
A number of 14 flights were cancelled as Airports of Thailand, which operates the Phuket International Airport, suspended the operations at the airport following the tsunami alert.
AOT said that the airport would be closed until 8am tomorrow.
According to Thai Airways International, the airport shutdown from 4.30pm will affect its Bangkok-Phuket flights. THAI was scheduled to operate four flights from Bangkok to Phuket during 4.50pm and 10.40pm today. Meanwhile, three flights from Phuket to Bangkok will also be suspended.
THAI also suspended two Bangkok-Krabi flights today.
It said that the normal operations would resume when the tsunami alert is called off and when the airport reopens.
Bangkok Airways also suspended 7 flights operated from and to Phuket, including two flights from and to Samui.
All passengers holding tickets to Phuket and Krabi during April 11-12 can contact the company's office for rescheduling. It is free of charge,, the company said in its statement.
