PAD are threatening to close Phuket airport on saturday and 4 other airports in the South. Don%26#39;t think they will get much support if they do.
%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;BangkokPost.com
Supporters of the anti-government People%26#39;s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) said on Friday they will close five airports in the South to try to stop a visit by new Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat to his home town.
The five airports are Hat Yai, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani and Phuket. PAD said they will close all of them with human barricades to prevent a visit by Mr Somchai scheduled for Saturday.
Mr Somchai planned to visit his hometown in Surat Thani province to celebrate being named prime minister. He was scheduled to land at Surat Thani on Saturday, but he may try to use another airport in the region because of the militant actions of the anti-government group.
Sunthorn Rakwong, core leader of PAD group in the South, said the move is to show Mr Somchai he is not welcome in the South because he is a nominee of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, the premier%26#39;s brother in law.
Mr Sunthorn said the PAD members would gather at the five airports on Friday to ';begin operations';. He said protesters would remain peaceful, and vowed to avoid violent or aggressive measures.
If the premier manages to land in the South, PAD members will follow wherever he goes to pressure him to leave the region and go back to Bangkok, Mr Sunthorn threatened.%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
Threat to close airport on saturday
I’ve also heard they want to close 5 airports tomorrow.
Wondering if the main PAD still sleep in the Government House until today hahahahhha. I think people don’t pay much attention now.
Threat to close airport on saturday
Lets hope they dont close any airports the tourists are staying away already with what they did a few weeks ago. The country needs the tourists and any disruption to airports again will have a greater effect on all who live here including us expats.
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