NO thanks are due to: Princess Cruises.
NO thanks are due to: British Airways.
MANY thanks are due to The British Embassy here in Thailand for putting rockets up rears most successfully.
Today, British Airways have denied that they have been selling 'new seats' (which just happened to be more expensive) whilst they still had passengers stranded.
Sorry. But a number of people in our group have confirmed from their forays online that this is precisely what they have been doing!