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Bangkok Post
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Air travel in Phuket disrupted by floods, intercity buses not affected

A woman wades along a flooded road in downtown Phuket on Sunday. (Photo: Phuket public relations office)

Rare flooding in Phuket on Sunday continued to disrupt air travellers as passengers missed their flights out of the resort city, while those arriving struggled to reach their hotels or homes.

Several tourists missed their flights because of traffic congestion on roads to the airport due to flooding, although all airports extended service at check-in counters by 20 minutes to one hour, the provincial public relations office said, citing Ratchadaporn O-in, chief of the tourism and sports office in Phuket.

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