Soldiers Help Clear Baggage Backlog at Airport Amid Flooding

Soldiers help clear baggage backlog at airport amid flooding

Soldiers were deployed to speed up the handling of gridlocked luggage at Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan province on Monday after city-wide flooding prevented many ground staff reporting for work, causing hours-long flight delays over the weekend.

TAT and Thailand Privilege Card provide assistance amid weather-related travel conditions

TAT and Thailand Privilege Card are providing more than 1,000 food sets and drinking water at Suvarnabhumi Airport on 28–29 September 2026. The initiative supports international visitors, affected passengers, airport and airline personnel, immigration officers, and agency staff continuing their duties amid weather-related travel conditions in Bangkok and surrounding areas.

Soldiers Deployed to Clear Suvarnabhumi Baggage Backlog After Flood Chaos

BANGKOK, Thailand – Soldiers were sent in on Monday to help clear a massive pile-up of luggage at Suvarnabhumi airport, where flooding across Bangkok has kept ground staff from reaching work and triggered hours-long flight delays over the weekend. Officials are also registering passengers unable to wait at the airport, arranging for their bags to […] Source

Thai Air Force to deploy personnel to support Thai Airways amid floods

The personnel will cover for airline staff unable to reach work because of flooding, helping maintain ground services until conditions return to normal.

Royal Thai Army deployed to Suvarnabhumi Airport after baggage chaos gets the better of exhausted staff

Troops are sent into Suvarnabhumi as floods cripple Thai Airways baggage handling. Passengers wait up to six hours while others fly without their bags, while exhausted crews battle a backlog officials warn could take another two to three days to clear.