Phuket International Airport reopened

PHUKET - Phuket International Airport reopened Monday afternoon following Sunday's crash which killed 89 and injured more than 40 and caused travel disruptions affecting several thousand local and international tourists.
Thai Prime Minister Gen. Surayud Chulanont arrived on Monday afternoon by a special flight to visit air crash victims in hospital and to observe the process of giving assistance to the injured and consoling relatives of the dead victims following Sunday's air crash.
Of 123 passengers onboard, 85 were foreigners. Sixty-one foreign passengers died in the incident.
Accompanied by Thailand's Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram, the prime minister arrived at Phuket after the runway had been earlier closed to allowed rescue workers to clear the wreckage of the airplane from the runway and retrieve all bodies trapped in the plane.
Over a thousand passengers were left stranded at Phuket airport Sunday after the air crash left 89 passengers dead onboard and services were suspended.
Gen. Surayud ordered agencies concerned to provide full assistance to the victims and their relatives, while making assurances that Phuket International Airport meets international standards, and is second in size only to Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport, Thailand's largest international airport.
Of 89 bodies, 80 including 50 foreigners and 30 Thais have been already identified. DNA tests will be conducted to identify the remaining nine corpses.
Meanwhile, acting national police chief, Pol. Gen. Sereepisuth Temeeyaves ordered setting up a committee to body identification of the dead victims in the plane clash at Phuket airport.
Pol. Lt-Gen. Noppadol Somboonsab, who once headed the Thailand Tsunami Victims Identification (TTVIC), will help the team to run smoothly.
Gen. Sereepisuth said most passengers died of suffocation, so the bodies can be identified while officials have collected fingerprints, DNA samples, and dental records of the charred corpses for further identification.
Meanwhile, Apichart Sangka-aree, chairman of the Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) said that the airplane crash, which killed 89 passengers onboard, will adversely affect tourism, but it will last only a short period.
The bad weather conditions initially presumed as the cause of the crash, can happen anywhere. The incident may cause a temporary slowdown in Thai air travel but passenger confidence will return if the public sees strict rules enforced to prevent recurrence of the accident, according to Mr. Apichart.
The ATTA chairman believed the accident won't negatively impact the numbers of tourists during the upcoming high season in November, when the resort island of Phuket is crowded with visitors, mainly from Europe. (TNA)

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