Thai Airways International on Wednesday announced the cancellation of all flights to and from Pakistan and Europe after Pakistan closed its airspace amid rising tensions with India.
The flights cancelled on Wednesday
night were TG341 and TG342 on the Bangkok-Karachi-Bangkok route, the
TG345 and TG 346 Bangkok-Lahore-Bangkok flights and TG349 and TG350
Bangkok-Islamabad-Bangkok flights.
THAI also cancelled fights to Europe that fly over Pakistan airspace,
namely Bangkok-London (TG916), Bangkok-Moscow (TG974) and
Bangkok-Phuket-Frankfurt (TG926).
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Due to safety concerns, the airline has also cancelled all 11 flights
from Bangkok to Europe for passengers checking in on Wednesday night and
early Thursday morning. The cancelled flights are: Bangkok-Frankfurt,
Bangkok –London, Bangkok –Munich, Bangkok- Paris, Bangkok – Brussels,
Bangkok- Milan, Bangkok-Vienna, Bangkok-Stockholm, Bangkok-Zurich,
Bangkok-Copenhagen and Bangkok-Oslo.
Inbound flights from the above European cities, including Rome, were also cancelled for Wednesday.
THAI said it was closely monitoring the situation and plans to re-route its flights.
Passengers can call THAI at +662 356 1111 24 hours or visit www.thaiairways.com for updates on the flight schedule.
THAI passengers who hold tickets on routes affected by flight
cancellation may change their itinerary. Fees and charges will be
exempted, and conditions apply.
THAI operates flights to three destinations in Pakistan: one flight per
day to Karachi and Lahore and four flights per week to Islamabad on
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.
All flights have now returned to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Source - TheNation
