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Quote: from haam sup on 3:59 pm on Dec. 2, 2008
Are you sure your travel insurance will cover this? There is usually a clause exempting them from coverage for delays caused by civil unrest...
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HS, checked my policy and flight delay is not exempted and the policy states civil disorder or unrest is a covered reason for Travel Delay. Called my insurer collect informing them of the situation prior to delay and the insurer verified that civil disorder or unrest was a valid reason for trip delay. Also my travel insurance now does not expire until I return home. $200 US for 2 months of travel Insurance money well spent and I would reccomend it to everybody. I have $1 million Air Ambulance/transportation policy in it also.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 10:03 pm on Dec. 2, 2008
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jingjo
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Yea Daff your good at that shooting your mouth off before having any facts - claiming the airport will resume flights in 24 hours,your words.
Are you pessimisticly an optimist?
Some Thai Flights that left today
TG 9939 to Sydney, leaving at 5.25pm/
TG 3159 to New Delhi, leaving at 7.50pm
TG 6409 to Narita, leaving at 10.35pm
TG 9209 to Frankfurt, leaving at 11.40pm
TG 6589 to Seoul, leaving at 11.45pm
TG 9509 to Copenhagen, leaving at 0.50am
They be Busting the Balls to get things Moving again,
Don't worry Daff U won't have to go to Honkers and pay overs
But as you might know the Thai mentality the BG will put up the Price due to lost incum.
Maybe time to try Cambo for you T00Ling Vacation 
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 11:27 pm on Dec. 2, 2008
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Dpulse
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Quote: from DaffyDuck on 2:34 am on Dec. 3, 2008
they seem to further labor under the delusion that all the tourists that were supposed to be coming to Thailand are waiting with baited breath to jump on the first available planes to rush back to Thailand- which they won't.
Except Scandinavians they still go like Lemmings to Thailand no matter what is going on.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 2:42 am on Dec. 3, 2008
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bootydaddy5
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I was expecting the exchange rate to become much more favourable with all the happenings, and the thosands of people who will now choose not to travel to thailand.
Although I admit, im not quite sure how these things work
Still 1 pound sterling to baht 52
Mind boggling
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 2:42 am on Dec. 3, 2008
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jingjo
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — The first commercial flight in a week arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday as anti-government protesters ended their siege of the country's two main airports, declaring victory after Thailand's prime minister was ousted by a court ruling.
Thousands of jubilant protesters streamed out of the Suvarnabhumi international airport in cars and trucks, while others cleaned up the mess that had accumulated during their weeklong takeover. Similar scenes were witnessed at the domestic Don Muang airport.
"See you later when the country needs us!" one of them shouted while leaving, as other protesters waved and honked.
The departure of the People's Alliance for Democracy from the airport ended the country's immediate crisis, which had virtually severed Thailand's air links to the outside world for a week, and stranded more than 300,000 tourists.
The airport received its first commercial airliner — a flight by the national airline Thai Airways from the resort island of Phuket — at 2:15 p.m. (0715 GMT). Six Thai Airways flights were scheduled to leave Suvarnabhumi later Wednesday for Sydney, New Delhi, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Seoul and Copenhagen. Regional budget carrier AirAsia said it will resume operations to and from Suvarnabhumi on Friday.
Thai Airways also planned to resume its full schedule of 30 flights a day out of the domestic Don Muang airport on Thursday.
Officials had earlier planned to reopen Suvarnabhumi on Dec. 15, but advanced the date to Friday and then Wednesday after protesters left quickly, handing back the airports in good shape.
The flight from Phuket parked near a Thai Airways crew center, about 1 mile (2 kilometers) from the main building, where facilities including the docking bridge and baggage carousels were still not fully operational.
Thai Airways staff gathered on the tarmac applauded as the passengers came down the stairs from the aircraft. Taxis waited outside to drive them to the city.
Dale Northway, 34, from Manchester, England, said he was supposed to fly back to England on Nov. 29, but didn't mind the four-day delay.
"Phuket is a holiday destination, not a bad place to get stuck. It didn't even feel like being stuck," he said. However, he said he would have been upset had he missed his son's birthday on Dec. 10.
Taxi driver Chum Aaryaphom said he was happy to see the passengers. "The airport is about 30 percent of my business. I'm angry. (But) it's over so let's move on."
In swiftly unfolding developments Tuesday, the country's Constitutional Court brought down the government by disbanding the three top ruling coalition parties, finding them guilty of electoral fraud. It also banned Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and other top leaders from politics for five years.
The ruling satisfied the People's Alliance for Democracy, which has been campaigning for months to topple the government. But the alliance warned it would be on the streets again if a new government tried to return to its past policies.
The months of protests and political uncertainty have hammered Thailand's economy and its vital tourism industry. The crisis also severely dented Thailand's image. At least six people have been killed and scores injured in clashes in recent months.
On Wednesday, a meeting among the three ousted parties endorsed Deputy Prime Minister Chaowarat Chandeerakul as the caretaker prime minister.
Members of the three parties who were not banned from politics are expected to form new parties that will form an alliance with three smaller parties of the outgoing coalition.
Chaowarat told reporters he was consulting with House Speaker Chai Chidchob to hold a parliamentary session on Dec. 8 and Dec. 9 to select a new full-time prime minister.
But with the Chaowarat group's parliamentary majority intact, any new government will likely be very similar to the outgoing one, minus some key players, raising fears of renewed protests.
Charnvit Kasetsiri, a historian, said the end of the airport siege has provided little more than temporary relief.
"It is nothing more than an intermission. It is not over until the two sides of the political spectrum can reconcile and the prospect of that happening is very bleak," he said.
The protest group wants to abandon the system of one-person, one-vote, and instead have a mixed system in which most representatives are chosen by profession and social group.
It is also seeking to purge the nation of the influence of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, accusing him and his cronies of massive corruption.
Thaksin was ousted by a September 2006 military coup, but the alliance alleges that governments voted into office since then have been proxies for the exiled Thaksin.
Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who turns 81 on Friday, will give his traditional birthday eve speech today Thursday, and many Thais will be looking for guidance from him on healing the rift in the society.
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Thai Airways have said they alone lost Bt20 billion.
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Police asked to press Terrorism charges against PAD leaders
A progovernment group led by Dr Weng Tochirakarn Wednesday lodged a complaint with crime suppression police calling on them to press terrorism charges against the People's Alliance for Democracy for besieging Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports, resulting in great damage to the country's economy.
Weng and Dr Sant Hattirat, and Prateep Ungsomtham Hata accused 12 PAD leaders of committing terrorism from November 25 to December 3. They named Sondhi Limthongkul, Somkiat Pongpaiboon, Pipop Thongchai, Suriyasai Katasila, Panthep Puapongpan, Samran Rodpet, Sirichai Maingarm, Sawit Kaewwan, Saranyoo Wongkrachang and Maleerat Kaewka.
Weng said the 12 committed a serious crime in breach of Article 135/1 (2) for causing grave damage to the public transport system and infrastructure, causing unrest and terror among the public.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 11:51 am on Dec. 3, 2008
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DaffyDuck
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Quote: from bootydaddy5 on 6:32 pm on Dec. 3, 2008
I was expecting the exchange rate to become much more favourable with all the happenings, and the thosands of people who will now choose not to travel to thailand.
Give it 30 days for the effects to start to sink in.
They are boasting about 'First Flights' at the airports (domestic shuffle flights), and I'm sure they all believe all the tourists have just been waiting to swamp back to Thailand.
Give it about 30 days for the reality to sink back in. I've changed my Xmas / NY plans, going to HK instead -- in my case, purposefully so as to not drop $$ on Thailand.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 7:03 pm on Dec. 3, 2008
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Broken Leg
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Quote: from bootydaddy5 on 6:32 pm on Dec. 3, 2008
I was expecting the exchange rate to become much more favourable with all the happenings, and the thosands of people who will now choose not to travel to thailand.
Although I admit, im not quite sure how these things work
Still 1 pound sterling to baht 52
Mind boggling
you don't just trade one currency you trade one currency against another so you have to take both sides of the story into the equation.
in other words you can't just look at thailand you have to compare it with whats happening in the uk.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 7:39 pm on Dec. 3, 2008
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Gus
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I suppose that we should be thankful that PAD didn't loot the shops and trash the airport.
Maybe the GBP will drop some more today, the Bank of England are going to reduce interst rates again.
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 12:57 am on Dec. 4, 2008
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juniper
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Quote: from Gus on 11:46 am on Dec. 4, 2008
Maybe the GBP will drop some more today, the Bank of England are going to reduce interst rates again.
Well BofT just drop their rates too, so it all even out.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 1:09 am on Dec. 4, 2008
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S M E G M A
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I wonder what happens to those people who couldn´t arrive to the country on time due to the airports mess, and had prepaid accommodations by paying for their stays when making reservations through discount websites, the likes of those quoted in hotelscombined.com, agoda.com etc. which charge the full amount the moment the reservation is made.
Are they refunding the money? Telling people to change the dates? Or simply telling them they got f***ed?
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 8:08 am on Dec. 4, 2008
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