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Thailand's flag carrier Thai Airways struggled to resume regular services on Tuesday (Sept 29) as frustrated passengers grappled with flight cancellations and baggage delays at the country's main airport, even as floods ease in Bangkok.

Around 5,600 bags from Thai Airways flights remained stranded at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan, but they are expected to be cleared within 72 hours, the airline's Chief Executive Chai Eamsiri told reporters.

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00:02Thai Airways struggled to resume regular services on Tuesday, with passengers facing flight cancellations and baggage delays at Suvarnabhumi Airport,
00:11despite easing floods in Bangkok.
00:13Around 5,600 bags remained stranded at the airport but are expected to be cleared within 72 hours.
00:38It was like a total chaos. Nobody knows anything. Nobody can help us. We can't find our baggages. We asked
00:47for information.
00:47They sent us there and there, but nobody knows anything. We don't know what to do.
00:57We have our second flight at 2 p.m., but I don't know if we get it. We need our
01:03baggage.
01:04Although Bangkok's main airports remained operational despite weekend rain and flooding,
01:09baggage handling at the airport was severely affected, prompting 69 Thai Air Force personnel to support Thai Airways ground operations
01:18on Monday.
01:19Thai Airways also plans to cut about 30 flights from Bangkok, around 30% of its scheduled departures, with the
01:27reduction expected to last at least three days.
01:29Almost all flights were delayed over the past two days, with fewer than 3% operating on schedule due to
01:36limited operational capacity.
01:38We'll see you next time.
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