In an image taken from a video clip on Monday, passengers throng Ubon Ratchathani airport after six flights were cancelled due to strong winds. UBON RATCHATHANI: More than 1,000 passengers were stranded at Ubon Ratchathani airport for almost six hours on Monday after planes could not land due to strong winds. Wind speed exceeds standards, says Kittichai Sujjalak, general manager of Ubon Ratchathani airport. Passengers on two more outbound Nok Air flights were also transferred by bus to Roi Et airport, 180km from Ubon Ratchathani airport. The meteorological centre for the lower Northeast forecast cool weather and strong wind in Ubon Ratchathani over the next seven days, with the temperature dropping 2-4 degrees Celsius.

Source: Bangkok Post October 30, 2017 13:18 UTC