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Nok Air cancels flights due to pilot strike

By Editorial
Posted in News from Thailand, Flight tickets
Tags: , ,
February 15 2016

Nok Air had to cancel eight domestic flights on Sunday evening because a wildcat strike had broken out among pilots. At least XNUMX passengers were stranded at Don Mueang airport.

Nok Air's management first cited 'technical problems' as the reason for the cancellations, but director Patee later admitted that ten pilots refused work. This would be related to the increased requirements of the Flight Operations Department. These have been aligned with those of the European Aviation Safety Agency. Some pilots did not meet the criteria and were so angry that they refused to fly.

The flights that were canceled were destined for Chiang Mai, Khon Khaen, Hat Yai, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, Phitsanulok, Phuket and Ubon Ratchathani. Nok Air has tried to transfer the passengers to other airlines, but they were all fully booked. Patee expects to fly according to schedule again on Monday. Management is considering measures.

Don Mueang's director described the situation as "very chaotic." Many passengers were angry and complained about the lack of information.

Source: Bangkok Post

Number of times read: 181

4 responses to “Nok Air cancels flights due to pilot strike”

  1. janbeute says up
    15 February 2016 at 16: 47

    I read that it concerned pilots who were only allowed to fly around Thailand, and not outside it.
    Their pilot's license therefore does not meet the international requirements to be allowed to fly at all.
    Perhaps it is similar to the Thai driver's license.
    Anyone can get it , if you pay enough .

    Jan Beute.

  2. Nico says up
    16 February 2016 at 01: 39

    It will be Jan

    Internationally, Thailand is being "targeted", now that Japan thinks that Thailand is "messing around" with the regulations regarding the "aircraft requirements" Nok Air rightly follows the regulations of the European Aviation Safety Agency (very late) and that many staff does not comply, I am convinced.

    I live close to Don Muang airport and regularly go there for a “just” coffee and see pilots with three stripes of barely 20 years old!!!!!! that is of course not possible. I went to research where they are trained.

    In the Chiang Watthana Road, Lak-Si, Bangkok, you have the CP Panyapiwat Institute of Management, a school where kids are trained to be managers at CP (meat and 7 Eleven and much more) and they also do “plain” pilots and cabin crew training. I don't want to say it, but where money can be made is CP.

    I have seen the closure of Don Muang airport, the reopening and the arrival of Oriental Thai, AirAsia and followed by Nokair, only a few planes had them. In terminal 1 a few people were walking, plenty of space and a coffee shop with me of course.

    Yesterday I was there again, the second (of three) terminal opened in December (turned out very nice), you broke your neck over the people, so many, unbelievable and also so many planes and well, of course there must be pilots for that, so take what you can get. You do learn in practice = Thai's anyway.

    So far it has always gone well in Thailand (luckily) so let's hope it continues to go well, because I also use Air Asia every month. (3 to 5 thousand Bhat for flight + hotel, don't miss out)

    Greetings from Nico from Lak-Si

    • Kees says up
      16 February 2016 at 04: 46

      'It has always gone well in Thailand' – for budget carrier One-Two-GO 269 in Phuket it didn't go so well unfortunately…

  3. Kees says up
    16 February 2016 at 04: 41

    "Some pilots did not meet the criteria and were so angry that they refused to fly"

    So apparently they MUST still fly even if they did not meet the criteria, or is Nok Air not taking those criteria too closely?


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