From Thai local TV reported that found 69 dead and found 43 passenger alive at 19.38 hrs Sunday. Still have some missing passenger.
On the crashed flight of OG269 , the total number of passenger is 123 persons, 5 crew, 2 captains.
An Orient Thai Airways jet (OG269) crashed and broke in two as it attempted to land in heavy rain at the Phuket airport in southern Thailand on Sunday September 16, 2007. A lot of passenger and crew dead but still have some alive passenger.
Credit : picture from Aftonbladet
We reached Amphawa in Saturday late evening (around 17.30 hrs) but there is still full with people in Amphawa float market. The famous of Amphawa is the old and traditional village. First shop that we met when enter to the Amphawa area is a tin toy shop, tin toy also considered as a tradition toy for Thai. I and Aom bought some wind up tin toy eg. wind up duck and tin yoyo. After shopping, we decided to take a foot massage first and then walk to the float market later to avoid the crowd. (more…)
The Amphawa district is an important place and is much involved with Thai history from the Ayutthaya period to the early Rattanakosin period. Today, Amphawa district in Samut Songkhram province is one of the most important tourist attraction both for Thai and foreigner.
The attraction of Amphawa is the traditional village and float market. When you visit Amphawa, you will feel like you are in Bangkok 30 years ago.
How to get there
By Car : Amphawa is only 71 kilometer far from Bangkok. You can take Rama 2 road until the 63rd kilometer, then take the bridge and go to the city of Samut Songkhram. Just follow the sign to King Rama 2 Memorial Park or Amphawa. It will take approximately 6 kilometer from the city of Samut Songkhram.
By Train : From Wong Wien Yai Train Stration to Mahachai Train Station. The take the boat to cross Tha Chin River and then take a train from Baan Laem Train Station to Mae Klong Train Station. You can call Wong Wien Yai Train Station at (+66) 0-2465-2017 and Mae Klong Train Station at (+66) 0-3471-1906
By Bus : The Transport Co., Ltd. services Bangkok - Samut Songkhram buses daily from the Southern Bus Terminal on Baromrajajonnani Road. Call at 0-2435-5031 for air-conditioned buses and at 0-2434-5557-8 for non-air conditioned buses.
Bangkok Airways
Tel (+66) 02-265-5770-4
Website : http://www.bangkokair.com