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Clusterfcuk in Bangok!
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| KaiLee |
Glad I'm not there right now!
Thailand isoverrated anyways....Malaysia FTW! :p
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7749550.stm
| quote: | | Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport has witnessed chaotic scenes as thousands of tourists remain stranded by anti-government demonstrations. Protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) have taken over the control tower and other key areas of the capital's airport. Travellers have been given conflicting information about whether they should stay or leave. The PAD group seized the facility after political protests lasting months. Tourists have said they are running out of water and children's food supplies. Thousands of yellow-shirted protesters continue to mill outside the terminal, blocking the main access road. Tourists wanting to get back to their hotels are finding it difficult, as no taxis are able to reach the terminal. Some angry, tired and hungry passengers were able to leave on buses provided by airport authorities, but around 3,000 others remain. "I went to ask the staff at the counters but no one was there," Andre Weise, a 37-year-old tourist from Germany, told AFP news agency. There is no sign of flights resuming any time soon from the airport, one of Asia's biggest hubs, BBC correspondent Quentin Sommerville reports. 'More tense' Earlier, Rachel Kite, one of at least 3,000 tourists at the airport, told the BBC that many people had been waiting for up to 16 hours. "We've not been told anything by the airport authorities or by the poor staff of Thai airlines, who are completely overwhelmed," she said. "All of the information has been coming from the internet and from the BBC and other cable news channels." Ms Kite said she did not feel she was in danger but that people were becoming "more and more tense" as the noise from protesters increased. She said people were getting tired and some families with young children were running out of formula and food for them. "I think the authorities are doing the best they can but inevitably tensions start to rise," she added. "I don't know what happened to my flight," said one mother. "They won't talk to us. And I'm angry and sad, because I have two small children. They are sick, so we want to go home." 'Really crazy' Tourists say they are utterly confused about how to handle the situation. British tourist Harry Bedford said people had initially been told not to leave the airport and that if they did, they would not be given any assistance and would not be allowed to return. "At the moment I'm in the executive lounge, which has been taken over by about 100 people who are refusing to leave this area, though the authorities want us to go downstairs and sit on marble floors," Mr Bedford told the BBC. "They've turned the air-conditioning off here, and changed all the TV channels to show gardening. So we've got no idea what's going on outside." But Mr Bedford later told the BBC that people were being taken out of the airport: "We've got no idea what's happening. Basically they've told us we're leaving the airport and they're going to be putting military in and to patrol it. "We've heard nothing from our embassy - we keep on ringing them in Bangkok and we wanted to say we thought we were safer here than outside. But they've chucked us out of the airport." "This is crazy," said one traveller arriving from the UK. "I don't know why this is happening. It's really crazy. What can you do?" |
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| SpeedJat |
| Its very unfortunate that this is happening at the airport. The PAD are taking it a bit too far as their protests for many months now have yielded no results. I just hope that this does not escalate even further and hope that the army (which supports PAD) steps in again to prevent further violence. |
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| Skipper |
| Yeesh. This time last year I was preparing for my trip over there. |
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| KaiLee |
| quote: | Originally posted by SpeedJat
Its very unfortunate that this is happening at the airport. The PAD are taking it a bit too far as their protests for many months now have yielded no results. I just hope that this does not escalate even further and hope that the army (which supports PAD) steps in again to prevent further violence. |
I think the army is urging the government to call another election. We'll see what happens.....I can't see the PAD stepping down anytime soon and unfortunately more people will die who shouldn't :( |
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| love_child |
So its not so ing hard to read
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport has witnessed chaotic scenes as thousands of tourists remain stranded by anti-government demonstrations. Protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) have taken over the control tower and other key areas of the capital's airport. Travellers have been given conflicting information about whether they should stay or leave. The PAD group seized the facility after political protests lasting months. Tourists have said they are running out of water and children's food supplies. Thousands of yellow-shirted protesters continue to mill outside the terminal, blocking the main access road. Tourists wanting to get back to their hotels are finding it difficult, as no taxis are able to reach the terminal. Some angry, tired and hungry passengers were able to leave on buses provided by airport authorities, but around 3,000 others remain. "I went to ask the staff at the counters but no one was there," Andre Weise, a 37-year-old tourist from Germany, told AFP news agency. There is no sign of flights resuming any time soon from the airport, one of Asia's biggest hubs, BBC correspondent Quentin Sommerville reports. 'More tense' Earlier, Rachel Kite, one of at least 3,000 tourists at the airport, told the BBC that many people had been waiting for up to 16 hours. "We've not been told anything by the airport authorities or by the poor staff of Thai airlines, who are completely overwhelmed," she said. "All of the information has been coming from the internet and from the BBC and other cable news channels." Ms Kite said she did not feel she was in danger but that people were becoming "more and more tense" as the noise from protesters increased. She said people were getting tired and some families with young children were running out of formula and food for them. "I think the authorities are doing the best they can but inevitably tensions start to rise," she added. "I don't know what happened to my flight," said one mother. "They won't talk to us. And I'm angry and sad, because I have two small children. They are sick, so we want to go home." 'Really crazy' Tourists say they are utterly confused about how to handle the situation. British tourist Harry Bedford said people had initially been told not to leave the airport and that if they did, they would not be given any assistance and would not be allowed to return. "At the moment I'm in the executive lounge, which has been taken over by about 100 people who are refusing to leave this area, though the authorities want us to go downstairs and sit on marble floors," Mr Bedford told the BBC. "They've turned the air-conditioning off here, and changed all the TV channels to show gardening. So we've got no idea what's going on outside." But Mr Bedford later told the BBC that people were being taken out of the airport: "We've got no idea what's happening. Basically they've told us we're leaving the airport and they're going to be putting military in and to patrol it. "We've heard nothing from our embassy - we keep on ringing them in Bangkok and we wanted to say we thought we were safer here than outside. But they've chucked us out of the airport." "This is crazy," said one traveller arriving from the UK. "I don't know why this is happening. It's really crazy. What can you do?" |
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| 7-4-7 |
My plans were to stay 5 days in Bangkok, I lasted 17 hours. The place was rife with a sense of state symbols of power.
I'll never forget the spur of the moment army demonstration of power that broke out at the grand temple. 500 tourist standing around wondering why we needed to be shown who was boss. |
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| zoogla |
| damn, the thread title made me think it was about an orgy of ladyboys :( |
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| KaiLee |
| quote: | Originally posted by fayraree
damn, the thread title made me think it was about an orgy of ladyboys :( |
LOL I love you :haha: :haha: :haha: |
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