Journalists and airport officials watch the first Thai Airways flight with passengers, arriving from Phuket, land at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport December 3, 2008, after a week long anti-government protest paralyzed air travel. (Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)From Yahoo News/AP:
BANGKOK, Thailand – The first commercial flight in a week arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday as anti-government protesters ended their siege of the country's two main airports, declaring victory after Thailand's prime minister was ousted by a court ruling.
Thousands of jubilant protesters streamed out of the Suvarnabhumi international airport in cars and trucks, while others cleaned up the mess that had accumulated during their weeklong takeover. Similar scenes were witnessed at the domestic Don Muang airport.
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More News On The Political Unrest In Thailand
Bangkok Airport Welcomes First Post-Takeover Flight -- Voice Of America
Thai Government Collapses After Court Bans the Premier -- Washington Post
Thai protesters lift airport siege -- Reuters
Thai Protesters Leave Bangkok Airport, Ending Takeover -- Voice of America
Thai Court Dissolves Ruling Party -- Wall Street Journal
Protesters Leave Bangkok Airport -- The Australian
Thailand's Airports Re-open -- The Times
Thai Potesters Abandon Bangkok Airports -- Daily Telegraph
Thai demonstrators leave airports -- BBC
Thailand's PAD Protesters Leave Airports -- Los Angeles Times
Bangkok Airport Resumes Operations -- New York Times