The transport minister has asked airlines with flights to the flood-stricken provinces in the South to lower air fares to help relieve the trouble of affected people. Akhom Term-Pittaya-Paisit, the transport minister, said he has invited six airlines which fly to the southern provinces with destinations in flooded provinces for a meeting to seek their […]
BANGKOK, 9 December 2016 (NNT) – The European Union has revised air safety measures under which all Thai airlines are allowed to operate flights to Europe. Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) Director-General Chula Sukmanop said the European Commission had released a new version of EU Air Safety List on which no airlines from Thailand […]
BANGKOK, 11 June 2016 (NNT) – The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has met with the Thai government to follow up on the latter’s effort to improve its aviation safety standards. The International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) regional director for Asia Pacific, Arun Mishra met this week with Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government […]
BANGKOK, 10 June 2016 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced that four new flights to ASEAN destinations will begin in the second half of this year. TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn disclosed the agency’s successful negotiations with three Thai airlines in opening new routes to ASEAN countries. Bangkok Airways will unveil a […]
An ex-Emirates pilot has told RT that the company forces its pilots to take heavy workloads by “bullying” them into accepting tough rosters, amid mounting reports from other pilots of Dubai-based airlines in the wake of the FlydubaiGate scandal. The Emirates airlines’ management displays a callous disregard for the needs of its pilots, an ex-Emirates […]
Nok Air chief executive Patee Sarasin has confirmed the airline will resume normal operations next week, denying a rumour that recent flight cancellations were caused by pilots quitting. Read more: Bangkok Post
Nok Air today announced the cancellation of 20 flights on Tuesday February 23, and instructed passengers to contact its call centre 1318 for more information. No reason was given for the cancellations of the domestic flights, but the airline apologised for the inconvenience caused to its passengers. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
BANGKOK — Nok Air has been warned it could lose its license if it repeats the poor handling of a crisis that left hundreds of passengers stranded Monday as the airline denies a former manager’s accusation that it has been using unqualified trainees to fly its planes. The Tuesday warning from the Ministry of Transport […]
