April 11, 2012
Thailand's Phuket Airport reopened on Wednesday after the government lifted a tsunami warning on six of the country's Andaman coast provinces, an official said.
The airport on the southern Thai island, a popular destination for foreign tourists, was initially closed and all flights diverted to nearly Krabi, but normal service would resume as soon as possible, the official said.
The government lifted the warning on Wednesday night after disaster prevention experts determined there was no longer a tsunami risk after a powerful earthquake and aftershocks off the coast of Indonesia.
