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Thai Airways Cuts 30% Bangkok Flights for Three Days

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC · How we work

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Thai Airways Cuts Flights

Thai Airways cut about 30 flights, roughly 30% of departures, from Bangkok.
CEO Chai Eamsiri said the cuts will last at least three days.
Around 5,600 Thai Airways bags remain at Suvarnabhumi, to be cleared within 72 hours.
The cabinet approved over 4 billion baht ($119 million) for flood relief and a 160 billion-baht drainage plan.

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Thai Police Retrieve Body

Thai authorities recovered a body believed to be a missing South Korean man from floodwaters in Nong Prue, Chonburi.
The recovered body will undergo an autopsy to confirm identity and determine cause of death.
Panic buying of daily necessities emptied Bangkok store shelves, leading the prime minister’s office to urge restraint.
Since the 25th, heavy rains in Myanmar caused floods and landslides that killed seven and left thirty missing.

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Historical Context

In October 2011 Thailand’s monsoon floods inundated Bangkok, killed 815 people, affected 13.6 million and caused about 1.425 trillion baht losses; Thai Airways cancelled 40 % of flights and the government earmarked 140 billion baht for mitigation. The 2024 rains have again forced Thai Airways to cut roughly 30 % of departures, while Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urges calm and fast-tracks a 160 billion-baht infrastructure plan.

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Thai Airways Cuts Flights

Thai Airways cut about 30 flights, roughly 30% of departures, from Bangkok.
CEO Chai Eamsiri said the cuts will last at least three days.
Around 5,600 Thai Airways bags remain at Suvarnabhumi, to be cleared within 72 hours.
The cabinet approved over 4 billion baht ($119 million) for flood relief and a 160 billion-baht drainage plan.

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