China To Fly Home Stranded Passengers In Thailand
Air China announced here on Saturday that it would send two passenger planes to Thailand this afternoon to bring home stranded Chinese tourists there due to the closure of the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok.
An Air China source said the move came after the airline received an urgent notice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs andthe Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Earlier on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a press release that China would arrange flights to bring back Chinese passengers stranded in Bangkok.
“In view of the closure of the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, the Chinese government has switched on its emergency response mechanism and is preparing to send chartered planes to bring back Chinese citizens as soon as possible,” he said.
“The Chinese government is now checking out the information about the stranded Chinese citizens and arranging an airport for the landing of the planes.”
Many foreigners are stranded in Bangkok after anti-government protesters in Thailand laid siege to the country’s main international airport.
The HKSAR government also said a second such flight was expected to arrive in Hong Kong on Saturday afternoon.
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