The Hindu Business Line : Post-explosion: Biz as usual for Indians travelling to Bangkok

The series of explosions that rocked the Thai capital Bangkok on the New Year eve has not deterred Indians from travelling there. A cross-section of travel industry officials including airlines and tour operators say that there have been very few cancellations from Indian tourists since the bombs went off. At least six bombs exploded almost simultaneously on the New Year eve in and around Bangkok killing three people and wounding several others including some foreigners.

Less cancellations

"We have had less than five people cancelling their travel plans to Thailand. Otherwise it is business as usual for Indians wanting to travel to Bangkok over the next few days," the Chairman of the travel company, STIC, Mr

Subhash Goyal, told Business Line.

A Cox & King spokesman also said that they had not received any calls from tourists wanting to cancel their travels.

Indian tourists already in Bangkok said that after the blasts while there was a heightened state of security, people were going about their business as normal.

High security

"All the malls are open and teeming with people. The only difference is that the authorities have put jammers inside the malls, therefore, mobile phones do not work there," said an Indian tourist from Bangkok.

At the airport there is a heightened security with more security personnel and sniffer dogs.

Normal services

The spokespersons for Air India and Indian said that both the airlines were operating normal scheduled services to Bangkok.

"The current and forward bookings between India and Thailand are very strong. While this morning's flight from Delhi carried 92 passengers, we will be carrying 132 passengers from Kolkata to Bangkok day after tomorrow. There have been no cancellations or anxiety among passengers," a spokesperson for Indian added.

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