donderdag 22 januari 2009

22-01Fog diverts flights heading to Suvarnabhumi

Fog diverts flights heading to Suvarnabhumi
By: BangkokPost.com
Published: 22/01/2009 at 11:04 AM
Heavy fog on Thursday morning forced nine aircrafts, scheduled to land at Suvarnabhumi airport, to change their landing site temporarily.
According to Suvarnabhumi Airport director and acting Airports of Thailand president Serirat Prasutanond, areas around the airport were covered with dense fog, and visibility was reduced to only 800 metres. Six of the nine aircrafts arrived at Don Mueang airport instead, while two others landed at Phuket airport. Another aircraft changed its course to Chiang Mai airport for the time being.Suvarnabhumi's air traffic tower will notify the pilots of the nine flights, once visibility improves.The Meteorological Department warned of poor visibility due to thick patches of fog in northern, northeastern, eastern and central regions, including Bangkok, during the next few days

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