1.   A number of commissioners and senior staff members said they were not even certain how the dismissed staff members were being judged.

2.   Airlines around the world have cut services and dismissed staff as their business has plunged in the wake of the crisis.

3.   Dismissed staff broke into the building and broadcast a brief appeal for public backing.

4.   In addition to compensation based on Thai law, he said, the dismissed staff will receive an annual bonus although they were not employed for the full year.

5.   Mahidol said if the investigation finds the dismissed staff member is innocent, the airline must take him back.

6.   News of the dismissals prompted an immediate demonstration at the TV station, and the dismissed staff broke into the building and broadcast a brief appeal for public backing.