THAI apologises for flying cockroach?

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Airways International (THAI) has apologised for flying with a cockroach on board a flight from the Japanese city of Sapporo to Bangkok last week.

 

Facebook page @Hokkaidofanclub on Monday posted a video clip showing a live cockroach on the flight from Chitose Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport on Friday.

 

The post received much comment from social-media users concerning the national flag carrier’s cleanliness and sanitation.

 

In a statement issued by THAI on Tuesday, it said the company had a normal cleaning process for each plane, both when it reached a destination and before its next flight. 

 

There is also a big cabin clean during flight breaks and deep cleaning during scheduled maintenance, it added.

 

However, following the incident on TG671, it has increased the frequency of cabin big cleaning on its aircraft. 

 

As to the plane in which the insect was found, it had passed the normal cleaning process when it landed at Suvarnabhumi on August 31, THAI said. 

 

Moreover, the aircraft in question today additionally passed its cabin big cleaning and will receive deep cleaning during scheduled maintenance tomorrow, it added.

 

For measures to get rid of cockroaches, the carrier has now placed cockroach traps and used gel to trap the insects, as well as spraying an insecticide not harmful to humans, THAI explained.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30353741

 

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For a moment  I thought they  were apologising for flying with a member of the Junta on-board.

11 minutes ago, Esso49 said:

For a moment  I thought they  were apologising for flying with a member of the Junta on-board.

For a moment I thought there actually was something to apologise for. Did you noticed the size of the insect? Scary....

Should of took its DNA to determine if it was a Japanese cockroach or Thai. Then the Japanese and Thai airport people could of had ' who lost the most face' contest. 

That little fellow would have some value on the evening food barrow in Soi 4 Sukhumvit. I see a market and income opportunity here for Thai Airways and their surplus cockroaches. 

Just crush it with the foot, hardly a news story.

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

For measures to get rid of cockroaches, the carrier has now placed cockroach traps and used gel to trap the insects, as well as spraying an insecticide not harmful to humans, THAI explained.

 

"Following the backlash from animal welfare organisations, THAI decided to implement a sustainable solution. Starting from 1st November 2018 all THAI planes will have a population of 100-200 house geckos (jingjohks) on board, supported by at least four larger, tokay, geckos. Additional staff is going to be hired to clean up after the lizard attendants."

Maybe Thai Airlines should update their inflight magazines judging by the way the little critter turned his nose up at them .. 

1 hour ago, Cadbury said:

That little fellow would have some value on the evening food barrow in Soi 4 Sukhumvit. I see a market and income opportunity here for Thai Airways and their surplus cockroaches. 

Why didnt somebody just scarf it down?

The last time I flew Thai Heathrow - Bangkok I got a serious case of head lice, I spent the 1st two days in Bangkok in my room washing my hair with salt & vinegar, that really was the LAST time I flew with Thai.

2 minutes ago, fasteddie said:

The last time I flew Thai Heathrow - Bangkok I got a serious case of head lice, I spent the 1st two days in Bangkok in my room washing my hair with salt & vinegar, that really was the LAST time I flew with Thai.

Other considerations apart , why fly Thai ?

 

Their BKK to LHR direct is the most expensive option in a limited field.

 

That , plus the fact that the flight crew and pilots regard their passengers as mere cattle being shunted around makes them a very poor choice for any savvy comuter.

Well Mr savvy ''comuter'' ?but not so savvy speller, I'd previously flown Thai numerous times and been totally satisfied with the service from the beautiful polite helpful staff and considered the extra £100 or so worth it for the excellent service and food. Sure there were plenty of flights around the £350 mark if I wanted to take 24hrs to get to Thailand after sitting in Moscow/Sofia/Dhaka/Abu Dhabi/Dubai/Bahrain etc etc for hours on end but Thai was the cheapest direct flight. That was back in the 90's no idea what it is these days as I never fly into Bangkok.

I've encountered these obnoxious insects on both city and inter-city buses so it's not a surprise to me to see them on an airplane. Could have gotten on board any number of ways. Could have easily been a stowaway on a passenger's carry-ons.

 

It's when they establish nests and start reproducing that the problem escalates as I saw on a city bus one day. There were several living inside a spare knitted gear shift ball cover that was dangling from the seat in front of me.

Look at the size must be Japanese??

At least they have seats on Thai.  My last direct flight to UK was on BA and I had to stand for over half the flight because the seat pan was broken, before I sat on it!  After a couple of hours it was too painful to remain seated as my back started to ache from the abnormal position and stresses.  Cabin crew were very good and apologetic but there were no other seats on the plane as it was January 1st and completely full.  Had to sit in it for the landing and that could have been very dangerous if it had collapsed completely.

Cabin crew made official complaint for me and I received a reply from their Customer Service Head Office in Newcastle acknowledging the seat was broken and they promised to fix it.  They acknowledged the seat was an important part of their service but all that I got was an official apology.  I wrote back and they 'generously' offered me a voucher for 20 quid.  When returning via Heathrow I asked where the customer service office was at Terminal 5.........there isn't one, you have to email Newcastle!

I do not do do Facebook or Twitter so perhaps they check these first to see how much damage you can do online before offering adequate compensation.

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER fly BA.

 

Just hope the cheeky Roach did not try to sneak into buisness or first class,imagine the outrage.

I'd always suspected cockroaches were not very discerning!

6 hours ago, fasteddie said:

I got them from the seat headrest, nowhere else, and that WAS on a Thai plane, nowhere else. Perhaps you should do a little research before you comment.

It’s not impossible to catch them from a headrest etc. though it is uncommon. You can’t be certain in any case.

At least it wasn't found in one of the in-flight meals..........

11 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

Why didnt somebody just scarf it down?

Have you seen the size of some tapeworms inside certain cockroaches?

12 hours ago, Cadbury said:

That little fellow would have some value on the evening food barrow in Soi 4 Sukhumvit. I see a market and income opportunity here for Thai Airways and their surplus cockroaches. 

I watched the bemused owner of said cart as two young farangs vied with each other to eat one the insects.  The sign said 20 baht (for a bag) but the competitors were giving 20 baht each insect!  The proprietor was delighted.

....'on paper'.....

 

....all these 'rigid cleaning procedures'....

 

...that roach... 'begs to differ'...

 

...and as for ....'an insecticide not harmful to humans'.......

 

...can they substantiate this...???

 

54 minutes ago, TKDfella said:

Have you seen the size of some tapeworms inside certain cockroaches?

I just puked in my mouth

Refund the whole flight to show THAI's sincerity.

At least the cockroach got more attention than passengers. Perhaps, even a 2nd serving of a properly full glass of wine.

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

THAI apologises for flying cockroach?

Is this the new name for Economy Class? "Thank you for flying Cockroach with Thai Airways"

 

Air-hostess are not scared of my snake. ?

The 'roaches loved a window seat .. 

I'd rather have a cockroach on board than they drench the cabin with some insecticide that remains in the cabin air for God knows how long.
Enough that they have to spray the air sanitizers on every flight to China.
Always gives me a sore throat.

When the public get to know the crunchy underfoot little Blattodea'ns can also fix plane engines then I'm sure they will be far more comfortable with having them as fellow passengers ..