Thousands of travelers were left scrambling on Thursday when Thai Airways Intern...
BANGKOK - Thousands of travelers were left scrambling on Thursday when Thai Airways International canceled more than a dozen flights to and from Europe after Pakistan closed its airspace amid rising tensions with India.
That left passengers scheduled to leave Thailand’s main Suvarnabhumi International Airport searching to find alternative flights. Most of the airline’s European flights leave after midnight. “They only say ‘you have to wait, you have to wait, you have to wait,’ she said. “I’m angry and I’m tired. It was such a nice holiday and now it’s a little bit not so nice.”
World powers have urged restraint between the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors, who have fought two wars over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. On Thursday, Singapore Airlines said all of its Europe-bound flights would now continue as planned, without the need for refueling stops, and they would reroute to avoid the affected airspace as necessary.
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