BANGKOK—They came to Thailand to visit orphanages in Chiang Mai and to feed children from the slum areas in Cambodia.

The MD-80 that took off from Kansas City International Airport carried about 120 passengers. Some were headed for Mexico, others to Central and South America. Once off the ground, food and beverages would be served. The flight was one of up to 180 flights flown each month by Kansas City's only locally based airline. While most are to Central and South America, others are to such exotic locales ...

MANILA, Philippines - A special Philippine Airlines flight is set to leave early Monday afternoon for Chiang Mai, Thailand to fly home about 200 Filipinos stranded by the political turmoil there that has closed the main airports in Bangkok for nearly a week.