 There were 25 foreigners on board the flight including nationalities from Austria, Australia, Britain, Finland, Germany, Israel, Japan, Norway, and the United States.The rest of the passengers were Thais.Among the passengers were Siriwan, the sister of Thai Transport and Communications Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, Thai actor and singer Ruangsak Loychusak and , a Member of Parliament from Surat Thani.