Bangkok’s Vertical Marathon Postponed Due to Floods

With so much ucertainty about how the devastating floods that have engulfed many parts of northern Thailand, as well as the outskirts of Bangkok, may effect the heart of the capital city over the coming days and weeks, the 13th Vertical Marathon 2011, which was scheduled to be held on Saturday, 29 October 2011 at the Banyan Tree Bangkok Hotel, has been postponed until Sunday, 22 January 2012.

Banyan Tree Bangkok, the organizers of this annual much awaited event which raises funds for the “HIV Formula Feeding Fund”, a Thai Red Cross initiative under the patronage of HRH Princess Soamsawali, said in a statement that it “wishes to apologize for any inconvenience caused” and thanks all participants for their support.

Many parts of northern Thailand have been affected by some of the worse flooding Thailand has ever seen, and with the waters already engulfing many parts of the wealthy suburbs just a few kilometres to the north of the Bangkok city centre, there is a lot of concern over what may happen in the next few days and weeks. Yesterday, the old international airport - Don Muang - now used mainly for domestic and cargo flights, as well as by the military, was closed until the end of the month at least, and the evacuees that were being housed there are being evacuated to elsewhere.

Airlines have also been very slow to react to the flooding in Thailand not allowing passengers to change their tickets without being charged as per their ticket restrictions. But now, some leading and forward thinking airlines such as Singapore Airlines, have started waiving these fees giving a little more flexibility to their customers’ options.

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