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November 28: Several Bhutanese passengers have been stranded in the Thai capital Bangkok along with 3,000 passengers from other countries. The flights from the Suvarnabhumi airport have been suspended after Thai protestors stormed the airport in a bid to topple the government.
Bhutanese passengers and a Druk Air Airbus have been stranded in Bangkok since November 26 after flights from Thailand's Suvarnabhumi international airport were suspended.
Druk Air Officials said the exact number of Bhutanese stranded in Bangkok is not known since the blockade occurred before the check-in counters were opened.
Meanwhile, more than 80 passengers heading to Bangkok remain stranded at Paro Airport.
Flights at Thailand's Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok were suspended after hundreds of anti-government protestors stormed the buildings and blocked the terminals.
Thousands of Thais and foreign tourists are stranded in the Thai capital Bangkok.
The anti-government protestors have also forced to close the second Airport in Bangkok, the Don Mueang Airport. Reports say the Don Mueang Airport, Thailand’s former main airport was closed after the opposition supporters blocked the terminal in an attempt to stop the officials flying to meet the Prime Minister Somchai Wangsawat.
Reports say a Thai court, meanwhile, has ordered the protesters occupying the city's main airport, Suvarnabhumi, to leave. But the protesters said they will stay at the airports until the government resigns. Reports add that the protestors have brought in food and blankets and appear set for long stay at the airport.
The campaign by the People’s Alliance for Democracy, which began in earnest in May, has paralyzed the Thai government.
The group - a loose alliance of royalists, businessmen and the urban middle class - claim that the government is corrupt and hostile to the monarchy.
They also accuse it of being a proxy for the country’s ousted Prime Minister Thaksin, who remains very popular among Thailand's rural poor.
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