About 10,000 bags piled up at Suvarnabhumi on Sept 26-28 after flooding and staff problems at Thai Airways, and only 18% were cleared by Wednesday. The minister says THAI's cargo acceptance, which was due to be suspended Oct 1-6, will likely be slowed down instead. Authorities expect the bag backlog to clear in 3-4 days at up to 2,000 pieces a day. If your business ships by air through THAI cargo, confirm with your forwarder before sending time-critical goods, and allow buffer time. Passengers with lost bags are covered by THAI insurance.