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I just had two disappointing flights on Eva Air, previously my favourite airline for trip to the UK:

http://www.grumpyexpat.com/blog/2012/03/eva-air.html

From Channel News Asia"

Cracking grounds Qantas A380
Posted: 08 February 2012 1004 hrs

SYDNEY: Australia's Qantas removed one of its Airbus A380 superjumbos from service Wednesday after discovering "minor cracks" in its wings, but said that there was no risk to flight safety. The Australian airline also stressed that it was not the "type two" cracking found across the global A380 fleet last month which was "now the subject of a European airworthiness directive." ...

From the BBC:

5 February 2012 Last updated at 20:59 GMT

Snow and ice cause travel disruption

Motorists have been urged to take extra care in treacherous conditions as snow across much of the UK turns to ice. The Met Office has issued nine warnings for ice after disruption to road, rail and air travel following up to 16cm (6in) of snow in some areas. Half of the 1,300 scheduled flights at Heathrow were cancelled ...

http://www.heathrowairport.com/

Can anyone offer information about the long stay parking at Suvarnabhumi, please?

Here's a place that some might fancy:

http://www.shagwellmansions.com/

The BBC is reporting that all Qantas aircraft will be grounded because of a labour dispute.

29 October 2011 Last updated at 06:49 GMT

Labour row grounds Qantas flights

The Australian airline Qantas is to ground all international and domestic flights with immediate effect due to an industrial dispute. A statement said all employees involved in the strike would be locked out from Monday evening and flights grounded from 0600 GMT on Saturday. Aircraft currently ...

The FCO website offers information about travel in Thailand. It's quite comprehensive and includes an emergency Consular 'phone number for Britons.

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-liv ... a/thailand

Must say that I think it's gone downhill in the last year or just more, holes everywhere. I know it's the rainy season etc but much of this stemmed from last years rainy season and that not a lot was done to fix it all afterwards. I took the Korat by-pass today heading north and it's littered with pot-holes on the left hand lane and I know that the trucks are generally overloaded but can't ...

This is from Thailand Business News:

Thai Smile new Thai Airways low-cost carrier to start next year

August 21, 2011
Boris Sullivan


Thai Airways Internationals executive board THAI meeting today approved Thai Smile as the name of the national flaf carriers lost-cost airline, set to be in operating in the middle of next year, according to airline president Piyasvasti Amranand.

Thai Wings was previously selected but changed, as THAI staff participated in choosing the new ...