Bangkok Protests and Bangkok Bombs

Amid the protests in BAngkok and the Ash eruption in Europe that left many people stranded and calling for help without getting any over several days.
Read this story:
Britons erupt over delays
According to the report some Britons slept for the eighth nights at Suvarnabhumi International airport with only a trickle finding seats back to London. The airlines were accused of:

• Smuggling VIPs onto flights through ‘staff’ check-in desks to avoid angry confrontations.

• Denying they have seats but offering them on the internet for up to £3000.

• Refusing to accept FIM – Flight Interruption Manifests – in favour of cash buyers

continue reading http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2010/04/britons-erupt-over-delays/

Bangkok Protests and Bangkok Bombs

Travelling around in Bangkok especially during this time with protests in the city can be challenging. Yesterday the BTS service was suspended until 10 in the morning.
But today both BTS and Metro are functioning normally:

BTS SkyTrain Operating Hours on 28th April 2010
Effective from April 28th 2010 until further notice, service at all BTS stations on both the Silom and Sukhumvit Lines will operate from 06.00-20.00 hrs except Saladaeng station that will close 7 pm.

MRTA will operate normally today until midnight except for the Lumpini station that closes 7.30 am.

Happy travelling in Bangkok and keep safe!

Bangkok Protests and Bangkok Bombs

Bangkok Travel warnings

With the escalating situation in Thailand the British government currently advise against all but essential travel to the whole of Thailand not only Bangkok.

Bangkok travel warning

Italian Viaggiare sicuri also advises against non essential travel until normalcy come back
http://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/index.php?id=322&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=5350

Bangkok travel warning

April 22, 2010

The State Department alerts U.S. citizens traveling to and residing in Thailand of ongoing demonstrations in Bangkok. Due to escalating violence in central Bangkok, all U.S. citizens should avoid nonessential travel to Bangkok. Those traveling outside of Bangkok in Thailand should be aware of the possibility of disturbances elsewhere and should exercise caution and good judgment. This replaces the Travel Alert dated April 12, 2010, to update information on security concerns. This Travel Alert will expire on July 22, 2010.

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1998.html

Bangkok travel warning

As you might already know there has been violent incidents in the capital of Thailand Bangkok last night 5 explosions rocked the business area of Silom leaving 1 person dead and over 70 injured.
In regard to these incidents some countries have called on to their fellow citizens to cancel any non essential travel to Thailand:

Countries that have advised on non essential travel

- Sweden Foreign ministry advices Swedes to not travel to Bangkok.

- France issues warning against travelling to bangkok if non essential

- Australia embassy have raised their travel warning to "reconsider your need to travel"

- UK has advised its citizens to avoid Thailand for non essential travel