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Nok Air Operations Back to Normal from April
1st Mar 2016
Nok Air woes are likely to continue for at least a month and the company chief executive Patee Sarasin looks to be well aware of this. Mr Patee admitted on Monday that the low-budget airline won’t be able to resume its normal flight and ground operations, despite its best effort until probably April.
This means that Nok Air will have to ask for an extension of its permission to use charter flights to accommodate passengers, as its current permit runs out on 10th of this month.
Nok Air chief executive admitted yesterday that the airline will be able to resume operations in the next month, instead of March.
Nok Air to Report to CAAT Daily on its Status
After 10th March, Patee said, the airline will conduct day-to-day assessments, which will run through the rest of the month, depending on the number of passengers on each route. If it shows that Nok Air cannot handle a route on its own, the airline will use charter flights.
Mr Patee said the following on this matter:
More than 90% of problems are expected to be addressed by March 10. The situation will ease up. More Nok Air flights will resume, and the number of charter flights will be reduced.
He also said that Nok Air will report to CAAT (Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand) on a daily basis on its progress and that the airline is willing to take full responsibility for passengers, in accordance with this body’s regulations.
New Pilots are Ready to Step in Next Month, Says Patee
Mr Patee also said that new pilots Nok Air hired are ready to step in the cockpit from next month.
Nok Air is currently under scrutiny by CAAT after a recent (14th February) work stoppage by pilots opened up concerns that the carrier is making its pilots and crew members work beyond what are acceptable flying hours. The stoppage meant that more than 3,000 people who booked a passage with Nok Air were left stranded on Don Mueang Airport that day.
Yesterday, Don Mueang Airport Director Petch Chancharoen said that Nok Air was still relying on charter flights from Thai Lion Air and Thai Vietjet Air. The first airline provided eight flights on three different routes – Bangkok to Hat Yai, Chiang Mai and Udon Thani and the second airline handled eight flights between Bangkok and Ubon Ratchathani.
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