waerth Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I pointed this out already in January or so and no one reacted. ICAO is about to downgrade the Thai Civil Aviation authority and Japan seems to be the first one to react. If Japan gets sterner they may forbid all flights by all Thai cariers. And where one country starts others might follow. http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/transport-minister-is-disappointed-with-japan-over-flight-restrictions Regular Thai flights to Japan continue as normal but additional flights and change of aircraft with increased capacity to accommodate more passengers are put on hold, said Transport Minister Prajin Juntong on Friday. The minister, however, stopped short of defining whether additional flights mean chartered flights. He disclosed that Japan had informed the Thai Civil Aviation Department of the suspension of the additional flights and change of the aircraft with increased capacity to accommodate more passengers. The airlines to be affected by this restruction to become effective as of April 1 include Air Asia X, Nok Scoot, Thai Airways International and Asia Atlantic, said the minister, adding that Japan also asked for an update on the improvement of air safety standards from the Civil Aviation Department. Minister Prajin admitted that he was disappointed with Japan’s hasty action, pointing out that it should have given the Thai side at least 90 days to fix the safety problem as internationally required. The minister added that he was also disappointed with the assessment of the Civil Aviation Department’s performance in the supervision of safety standards by the International Civil Aviation Organistion (ICAO). Instead, he said ICAO should assess the performance of the airlines. Meanwhile, Mr AnekSrichivachart, president of Thai-Japan Tourism Association, confirmed that Thai chartered flight would be banned from landing in Japan as of April 1. The ban will certainly affect many tour operators but this measure will benefit quality tour operators in the long run, he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Related: Thai tour agents concerned about report of Japan’s ban of Thai chartered flights http://englishnews.t...artered-flights Transport Ministry to take over aviation supervision from Civil Aviation Department http://englishnews.t...tion-department "It was reported that Japan’s action against chartered flights from Thailand followed an assessment report from the International Civil Aviation Organisation which rated Thailand’s supervision of safety standards of air travels as below below standard." "According to ICAO, Thailand scored 35.6 percent which is lower than Cambodia’s 40.18 percent and the lowest in Asean region." Som Tam too much Som Tam is Thailands problem, it destroys the grey cells! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/28/business/international/airlines-in-thailand-face-bans-over-safety-concerns.html?_r=0 Airlines in Thailand Face Bans Over Safety Concerns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 "The Japanese ban covers any “change of aviation services,†the Thai civil aviation department said, and also bars airlines from changing the type of aircraft normally used on scheduled routes." I seem to remember the Lao Authorities banning a flight or flights from Thai Airlines because they were swapping types of planes around on a whim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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