PHUKET : -- Three hundred Chinese tourists have been stranded in Phuket since Sunday (August 9) when the charter aircraft that was supposed to pick them up broke down in Bangkok.\
The aircraft is operated by City Airways, a small airline owned by a group of Thai, Chinese and Hong Kong investors. The airline’s first flight took place in October 2012, the start of a charter service between Hong Kong and Bangkok, using a 170-seat Boeing 737-400 aircraft. It now has five of these aircraft.
Alerted by the director of the Phuket Tourism & Sports office, Santi Pawai, the recently appointed Chinese Consul in Phuket, Wang Huijuan, is now in discussions with the airline.
“We know about this issue," one of her staff told The Phuket News. "We are already cooperating with the airline to get these people home.
Two hundred of the passengers have been put up in hotels in Phuket at the airline’s expense, and are going on free tours while the airline tries to sort out the problem. Another 100 are still at the airport hoping to be on the first available flight out.
All 300 were originally due to fly out between Sunday and today (August 12).
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