a cause de la meteo, les vols sont suspendus au moins le 25 nov...affaire à suivre
BANGKOK: --
Bangkok Airways Friday suspended all flights between
Bangkok and
Samui due to heavy downpours, which caused flooding across the popular tourist destination.
"The heavy downpours are continuing and we can't say at this point when the flights can resume, "
Koh Samui Airport director Sirichai Charoenrat said.
Bangkok Airways, which built the only airport on
Samui, is the only operator to operate flights between
Bangkok and
Samui. Generally, there were 20 daily flights from
Bangkok to
Samui.
However, Sirichai Friday said the suspension of flights would not affect many tourists because it was now during the low season.
"Aside, we will immediately resume the flights as soon as we are sure that the visibility improves to a level that passenger safety is guaranteed, " he said.
Koh Samui district chief Thirayuth Iamtrakoon said the main road around
Samui, a popular island in the country's South, was flooded.
"The floodwater is between 20 and 50 centimetre high, " he said.
He said some 200 rescue workers now spanned across the island to help tourists affected by the inundation.The Nation 2005-11-25
