Bangkok / Berlin - Due to the blockade of the two airports in Bangkok by government opponents, tens of thousands of travelers are sitting firmly in Thailand. "Estimates were around 90,000 passengers between Wednesday and Thursday not to leave Thailand," said Tourism Minister Weerasak Kowsurat on Friday after a crisis meeting with airlines. In the next two or three days should be divided into four hotels in Bangkok set up information centers, where travelers could transfer flights.
Even thousands of German tourists are affected by the closures. The tour operator TUI, Thomas Cook and DERTOUR / Meier 's World Travel in the coming days their customers at home, told the German Travel Association (DRV) in Berlin. The local customers would benefit from the trip wires of the respective organizers and cared about the exact departure times in the next few days informed.
Like Meier's World Travel and DERTOUR jointly declared that launched two charter pilots of the two companies on Thursday of Phuket and U-Tapaoh near Pattaya from Germany. The first machine with 118 tourists on board was already in Frankfurt landed, the second machine will be on Friday evening with 95 tourists on board in Dusseldorf expected. More 660 guests should still be on again this weekend in Germany to land.
Also, the travel group Thomas Cook brought his finds in Bangkok seated customers on the road after Phuket. 74 travelers should still there on Friday evening with Thai Airways will be flown to Germany. More tourists should return Saturday morning to muster. Thomas Cook announced orders all travel to Bangkok until Monday. The affected customers will receive their money back or can transfer free of charge.
With two special flights will travel group TUI about 250 of its customers back from Phuket, told the company in Berlin. The same number of seats put it the other German organizers are available. The first machine of the Dutch charter TUI ArkeFly subsidiary of Boeing 767-300 is already on its way from Amsterdam to Phuket. There, the guests on the plane, which is currently in Bangkok with coaches on the island located southeast of Thailand market.
INFORMATION FOR REISENDEDas Foreign Office offers under the 030 hotline - 5000 600 601 holidaymakers constantly updated information about the unrest in Thailand. Information about the right to free cancellation of trips to Bangkok, see hier.Das aircraft will return, according to TUI on Saturday noon and arrive in Germany after a few hours with new crew returned to Phuket burst to fetch the other vacationers. For guests outside Thailand rear with planned trips through Bangkok, such as Vietnam or Cambodia, were examined alternative flights.
TUI has also arrivals to Thailand via Bangkok until next Monday canceled. It affects approximately 100 customers, the charge can transfer or cancel. Direct flights to Phuket are not affected.
Tourists were also in small groups from the military U-Tapao Airport 190 kilometers southeast of Bangkok suspect, said a representative of the Thai aviation authority. Per day there could be 48 flights, said the tourism minister.
Lufthansa launches flights to Phuket to
Because of the unrest also directs their Lufthansa flights continue in the resort of Phuket to. The planned for Thursday evening machine from Frankfurt to Bangkok is only started on Friday morning and will land in Phuket, as a spokesman announced in Frankfurt. From there, guests can then use buses in the Thai capital continue. Also planned for Friday evening flight from Frankfurt to Bangkok has been postponed. He is now on Saturday morning after Phuket go
The international airport Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang National Airport were under occupation by supporters of the regierungsfeindlichen People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) have been closed. The closed since Tuesday evening Suvarnabhumi Airport, on the other day up to 70,000 passengers, should, according to the authorities remain closed until Saturday. Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat the state of emergency imposed on the two airports.
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