Abdulkarim al-Thani Abdulkarim al-Thani Abdulkarim al-Thani is a member of the Qatari royal family and an alleged terrorist facilitator. Little information is known about Abdulkarim al-Thani. He is believed to be pious member of the royal family of Qatar and holds no government position. According to the New York Times, al-Thani has given donations to militant causes in the past, but has denied knowing that his money went towards terrorist operations. In 2003, the New York Times reported that a member of Qatar’s royal family operated the Qatar safe house that al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi stayed in when traveling in and
Surat Thani International Airport Thai Airways Flight 261, an A310-200 (HS-TIA), bound for Surat Thani from Bangkok, was making its third landing attempt in heavy rain when it crashed into a rice paddy about from the airport; 101 of the 146 passengers and crew aboard were killed. Surat Thani International Airport Surat Thani International Airport () is in the Phunphin District, Surat Thani. The airport, 21 km west of Surat Thani, also is home to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) squadrons. Surat Thani has a single paved runway. As well as being a commercial facility, Surat Thani Airport is an active RTAF base,