Air Force to dispatch more aircraft to help evacuate Thais in Egypt on Monday
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Royal Thai Air Force is sending two C-130 transport planes along with a medical team and representatives from the Foreign Affairs Ministry to Dubai to help evacuate Thais from Egypt, its spokesman AVM Monthon Satchukorn said Sunday.
The two aircraft were set to leave a Don Mueang Military Airport at noon. However the flights were not ready and had to be delayed. Both flights would take about ten hours to reach Dubai where they are expected to 220 passengers (110 passengers per aircraft). They were initially to reach Bangkok at 2.30pm Monday.
The spokesman said the the Air Force will dispatch another two C-130 planes to pick up more passengers tomorrow. Meanwhile Foreign Affairs Ministry's deputy spokesman Jakkrit Srivali said around 1,035 Thais in Egypt are now looking to leave the capital of Cairo.
Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said families of Thais in Egypt can contact his ministry for 24 hours at 0-2-643-5107 for related situation updates.
