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Chiang Rai airport closure extended
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/08/2022
» The closure of Mae Fah Luang international airport in Chiang Rai has been extended until noon Friday.
Nok Air cites safety for slow evacuation of passengers
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/08/2022
» Nok Airlines has defended the hour-long evacuation of passengers from the plane that crashed off the runway at Chiang Rai on Saturday night, saying it was following safety procedures.
Chiang Rai airport to close until Wednesday
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/08/2022
» Chiang Rai airport will remain closed until Wednesday after a Nok Air plane slid off the runway while landing in heavy rain on Saturday night.
Phuket runway repair delays 16 flights
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/07/2022
» Phuket international airport was closed twice on Sunday for repairs to a damaged runway, delaying the landing and taking off of 16 flights.
Pilots' virus chat blamed for deadly Pakistan plane crash
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/06/2020
» ISLAMABAD - The pilots of a plane that crashed last month in Pakistan, killing 98 people, were chatting about the coronavirus crisis and tried to land with the aircraft's wheels still up, according to a report released Wednesday.
Suvarnabhumi ready to reopen
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/04/2020
» Suvarnabhumi airport is set to resume its services on Friday when airlines restart flights following a month-long suspension over Covid-19 fears, airport general manager Suthirawat Suwanawat said.
Plane skids off runway in Istanbul, breaks into three
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/02/2020
» ISTANBUL - A plane carrying 177 people skidded off the runway at an Istanbul airport, caught fire and split into three after landing in rough weather on Wednesday.
VIDEO: Myanmar plane makes emergency landing
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/05/2019
» YANGON: A Myanmar pilot saved the day after his aircraft's landing gear failed, forcing the jet into an emergency landing with no front wheels on Sunday morning, an official said.
Death toll in Russian plane crash rises to 41
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/05/2019
» Forty-one people, including at least two children, were killed after a Russian passenger plane erupted in a huge ball of fire and black smoke following an emergency landing at Moscow's busiest airport.
Tourists urged to stay off airport's 'selfie runway'
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/03/2019
» PHUKET: Authorities are finding ways to keep tourists at Mai Khao beach off the adjacent Phuket airport's runway.