A NUMBER of airlines in South-east Asia have resumed their operations after the tsunami alert was lifted yesterday.
Phuket International Airport, which was shut down amid fears of a tsunami after two strong earthquakes rattled Indonesia’s Aceh region on April 11, has reopened. In response, AirAsia and Bangkok Airways have resumed flights to and from the popular resort destination. Bangkok Airways will operate 26 flights to clear all stranded passengers before the day is over.
Malaysia Airlines also has normalised its twice-daily flight operations to Phuket today, while services to Colombo, Chennai and Male, where tremors were felt, are on schedule.
Although the tsunami alert has been withdrawn, Malaysia Airlines said in a press statement that it would continue to monitor the situation and connect with customers if there were further updates.
