Thai airlines suspend operations due to flooding

Thai airlines suspend operations due to flooding

BANGKOK, Thailand - An employee (L) of Nok Air, a Thai budget airline, explains to passengers the airline has been forced to suspend operations for safety reasons at Don Mueang airport in northern Bangkok on Oct. 25, 2011. Flood waters have reached Bangkok's main domestic airport. (Kyodo)

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