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Home » News from Thailand » Short news » Plane Orient Thai makes emergency landing
Plane Orient Thai makes emergency landing
It is, of course, requesting the gods. Yesterday we wrote about the safety of Thai air traffic, following an audit by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), it now appears that a serious incident has occurred at budget airline Orient Thai Airlines.
Last Saturday panic broke out among the passengers and crew when an aircraft engine failed. The aircraft flew from Phuket to the Chinese city of Chengdu and mainly had Chinese tourists on board. They were terrified when the plane descended very quickly due to the defect, the oxygen masks came out and some passengers got a nosebleed or even fainted due to the air pressure difference.
There was even panic among the crew, a number of flight attendants burst into tears. The pilot eventually got the plane under control and was able to make an emergency landing at Kunming airport in China. After the emergency landing in Kunming, the shocked passengers were transferred to another aircraft and the flight continued to Chengdu. Some required medical treatment.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk/Orient-Thai-Airlines-flight-plunges-engine-failure-skies
According to the professional aviation incident site below, there was decompression (the loss of cabin pressure) as a result of a problem with the so-called airbleed function - which provides the air in the cabin - of one of the engines. There is no evidence that the engine has also failed. It is an emergency descent to get to an altitude where there is sufficient oxygen as quickly as possible. It is conceivable that this causes some panic among the passengers. The landing in Kunming - which is at an altitude of 2100 meters - was not an emergency landing, but simply a premature landing because flying further without being able to pressurize the cabin is not allowed. Incidentally, at an altitude of 2100 meters you have approximately the same atmospheric pressure as in the plane at, for example, an altitude of 10 km.
http://avherald.com/h?article=483fc32e&opt=0
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It is now clear that budget airline Orient Thai has done everything possible to keep the incident out of the press. I therefore wonder how the so-called professional aviation incidents site of Cornelis knows the ins and outs? Not from Orient Thai I think…..?
Think of contacts with aviation authorities and other professional organizations, Khun Peter.
Khun Peter, it's no wonder Orient Thai wants to keep this out of the press. Orient Thai used to be called 1-Go and is known from the plane crash on Phuket a few years ago.
Before that accident I flew once with 1, 1 -Go, but never again after that and I advise everyone against flying with that company. I make 2-20 flights a year in Thailand.
Airline safety is under pressure and not only in Thailand. The rise of many low budget carriers worldwide is also making it more difficult for old airlines financially. Airline safety also has a price tag and the amount of money available for this is under pressure worldwide due to fierce competition. Then there is also the problem of an impending growing shortage of experienced pilots worldwide, which also does not benefit flight safety.
Because this must be reported or did you think that one can just land anywhere. This is an incident that can also happen with the “better” airline.
They landed safely and that's the most important thing.
It is no wonder that there is talk about the safety and professionalism of Thai airlines and staff. In such an incident, staff are required to radiate calmness and try to calm passengers. If they start crying and panicking themselves…
I don't know where the photo comes from, but if you look closely you will see that all masks are tied in a knot!!! You certainly have time for that in case of a sudden decompression!!
Luckily it landed safely!
Orient Thai, do they even still exist? They only have 2 destinations left: Phuket and Hong Kong. Their planes are also very old.
This company has a relatively high number of accidents: in 2004, 2008, 2013 there were incidents (1 fatal). This while they hardly have any flights.