Bangkok Airways Says Plane Was On Course
Bangkok Airways passenger plane that was shot at by a Cambodian soldier Wednesday night had been flying on its normal flight path from Siem Reap City to Bangkok, a representative of the airline said yesterday, contradicting earlier reports by Cambodian military officials that the aircraft had flown over territory where aircraft are rarely seen. “It used the usual route when flying back to Bangkok,” said Passapong Jirawattanasak, chief of regional corporate communications for Bangkok Airways, explaining that the plane, originally destined for Siem Reap, had been forced to return to Bangkok due to “heavy rain and strong wind.”…
