First flight to land at 2.05pm
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Foreign Ministry deputy permanent secretary Nattawut Pothisaro said on Monday that Flight TG 8477 from Dubai will land at Don Mueng Airport at 2.05pm.
The students, evacuated from Egypt, will be welcomed home by Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt and officials from the Foreign Affairs Ministry, he said.
Boarding the plane are a number of 344 students from Egypt. Relatives can check Tel. 02-575-1047 (49) for the information of the passengers.
Nattawut said that the other two flights, carrying 260 passengers, will also land at Don Mueang Airport. In India for refuelling, the planes are being cleared for take-offs. They are expected to land in Bangkok at around 10pm today, he said.
The Thai embassy in Cairo is working closely with the students association in taking care of some 300 students remaining in the country, he said. The ministry is ready to assist whoever wants to return home, with the Royal Thai Air Force's C130 aircraft which is standing by in Dubai.
