Key facts
- Thai Airways suspended CEO Chai Eamsiri on Friday.
- The suspension followed operational troubles at Suvarnabhumi Airport, including delayed luggage and defective baggage carts.
- Bags from 52 flights remained affected, with 34 services delayed and eight cancelled.
- Defective baggage carts and staff shortages, compounded by flooding preventing workers from reaching the airport, contributed to the crisis.
- Suvarnabhumi Airport remained open, and its two other ground handlers operated normally.
Thai Airways suspended its Chief Executive Officer, Chai Eamsiri, on Friday due to significant operational issues at Suvarnabhumi Airport. The problems, which included delayed luggage and defective baggage carts, were exacerbated by recent flooding in Bangkok that prevented ground staff from reaching the airport.