Cathay flies some passengers to Hong Kong

 He said all of them need to be flied home urgently, due to health and family problems.

 "We have received calls for help but we can't extend help to all. Allowing us to operate from other airports would only solve the problem to some extent," he said.

 Cathay, like other airlines, has suspended all flights to five destinations since November 25 since anti-government protesters took control of the national airport Suvarnabhumi.