THE daughters of Thailand's self-exiled former leader Thaksin Shinawatra have criticised an online leak of flight details showing they flew first-class to London with eight suitcases.
But they denied they were following their father's footsteps and fleeing the country.
Thai Airways said it was investigating if one of its employees committed the ethical breach, which came during Thailand's latest round of mass street protests against Thaksin. The former prime minister was ousted in a 2006 military coup but remains at the centre of a long-running political crisis.
A photograph posted online of a computer check-in terminal shows the names, seats and ample baggage allowance of Thaksin's two daughters, Pintongta, 31, and Paetongtarn, 27. It was posted late Thursday, shortly after their flight left Bangkok.
By Friday, the photo was the buzz of Thai-language web forums, with some commentators criticising the ethics of posting private flight details and others questioning if the Shinawatra sisters were fleeing the political heat at home.
Both sisters posted messages Friday saying they were in London and would return soon.
"(I'm) not seeking asylum," Paetongtarn said on Instagram. "(I'm) here for six days to work." She added, "Haters will always make up stories to accuse us."
A Thai Airways official said the pair had checked more than 150 kilograms of luggage and were seated in first class. He spoke on condition of anonymity, citing the airline's policy of not disclosing passenger information.
"I'm here with my sister to work and will be back within a week," Pintongta said. "I guess there will be no more stories for the protesters to talk about? Give yourselves a break."
The recent protests were triggered by a proposed political amnesty bill that critics said was designed to bring Thaksin home. He fled the country in 2008 to escape a corruption conviction and is now based in Dubai but regularly travels in Europe and Asia.
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