Thai Airway workers rally at Democrat headquarter

They arrived at the headquarter at about 10 am. Speaking through megaphones, their leaders asked Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, who is also Democrat leader, not to agree with their company's decision to end Don Muang airport's service on March 29.

They had submitted a petition to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva who is also Democrat leader, asking his government to scrap the plan. A senior Democrat official received the petition on his behalf.

They said they were members of THAI's labour union and claimed that more protesters from several labour unions would come to join their rally in the afternoon.

The THAI company has decided that by March 29, the remaining 23 daily domestic flights at Don Muang would be moved to Suvarnabhumi.

The THAI executives had said the move would promote Suvarnabhumi as the country's aviation hub in line with government policy and help the Star Alliance, to which Thai Airways belongs, by making it easier for passengers to make connecting flights.

The move would also save costs, they said.

The workers ended their rally and left the headquarter at about 1.30pm.