According to one official, said that Thailand's largest airport will take at least a week to re-operate when a sit-in anti-government demonstrators ends. As all attention is shifted to a court ruling that could end the crisis.
General Manager of Suvarnabhumi airport said it may take a week to resume operations because of security and computer systems had been compromised during the blockade of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters.
Yesterday was the seventh day of the PAD protesters occupy Suvarnabhumi Airport. In a campaign to topple Prime Minister Stomachic Wongsawat, whom they accuse of being a pawn for his brother-in-law, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in 2006 coup and sent into exile since. Because of this reason, ample amount of foreigners have been in Thailand or are unable to even begin their vacation in what should be the highest tourist season. Although air cargo industry is at a break, including major domestic hub, "Don Mooing" is also filled.
Yesterday, PAD officials said they would give 88 planes fixed at Suvarnabhumi to leave.
However, chaos has worried Thailand's neighbors to meet in two weeks for a regional summit.Surin Pits wan, leader of Southeast Asia's 10-nation grouping, ASEAN, said a postponement would be wise.
Projections for an economy already suffering from the global financial crisis is tough.
Thailand's Board of Trade Director, said that the cost of airport closure was "erratic", but a senior executive is offered a number that tells the Nation newspaper lost export revenues running at around 3 billion baht (or 129.3 million) a day.
Stomachic has been in the northern part of the country since returning from an overseas trip last week but are expected to attend a ceremony to mark the King's birthday in Bangkok Tuesday.
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