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Thick smog in Thailand disrupts flights at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport

The air quality in parts of Bangkok reached harmful levels.

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February 03, 2025, 06:27 PM

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Dense smog forced several flights to be diverted from Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport due to low visibility on Sunday morning, Feb. 2.

The airport reported that visibility was reported to have dropped to 150m at 7am, according to The Nation.

It was previously reported that air quality nationwide was poor in late January due to stagnant air and agricultural burning.

People were urged to work from home.

Flights disrupted

AirAsia X Flight XJ901 from Harbin, China was among the flights diverted to Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Other flights that were disrupted had to circle above the airport to wait for visibility to improve before landing.

These flights included Thai AirAsia Flight FD3417 from Chiang Mai, and Thai Lion Air Flight SL213 from Ahmedabad, India, which opted to land at Don Mueang airport.

The Bangkok Air Quality website, run by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, reported on Sunday morning that PM2.5 levels in parts of the city had reached harmful levels, with an average concentration of 56.1 micrograms per cubic metre.

At 11am on Sunday, PM2.5 levels at Don Mueang airport measured at 64.7 microgrammes per cubic metre of air.

PM2.5 particles are a common air pollutant.

They are very small particles usually found in smoke.

They have a diameter of 2.5 micrometres (0.0025 mm) or smaller.

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