Thai carrier sacks Chief Exec

BANGKOK – Flag carrier Thai Airways International has sacked an executive over hours-long luggage delays on the official opening day of Bangkok’s new international airport, its president said.

Disgruntled passengers flooded Suvarnabhumi airport with complaints after waiting for hours to collect their luggage during Thursday’s launch. Airports of Thailand, which operates Suvarnabhumi, blamed Thai Airways for causing the delays.”The luggage problem was caused by internal management disorders at Thai Airways.We already sacked a top person in charge of handling luggage,” airline president Apinan Sumanaseni told AFP.The sleek, US$3 billion airport handled some 120 000 passengers on more than 800 flights Thursday as it aims to become Southeast Asia’s largest aviation hub.Nampa-AFPAirports of Thailand, which operates Suvarnabhumi, blamed Thai Airways for causing the delays.”The luggage problem was caused by internal management disorders at Thai Airways.We already sacked a top person in charge of handling luggage,” airline president Apinan Sumanaseni told AFP.The sleek, US$3 billion airport handled some 120 000 passengers on more than 800 flights Thursday as it aims to become Southeast Asia’s largest aviation hub.Nampa-AFP