CAAT tightens up control of stopover charter and special flights

 

 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has tightened the control of chartered and special flights by Thai airliners and international flights, which land in Thailand for refueling or brief stopovers with their passengers remaining on board.

 

CAAT director Mr. Chula Sukmanop said today that the new regulation will require all passengers on such flights to carry fit-to-fly certificates, to ensure that they were cleared of COVID-19 before their embarkation.

 

He explained that the new regulation is designed to prevent a repetition of two recent incidents involving chartered flights of Thai Lion Air and Thai Air Asia X, originating in Indonesia and Malaysia respectively and heading to Tianjin and Guangzhou in China, with non-disembarking stopovers in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/caat-tightens-up-control-of-stopover-charter-and-special-flights/

 

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7 hours ago, webfact said:

CAAT director Mr. Chula Sukmanop said today that the new regulation will require all passengers on such flights to carry fit-to-fly certificates, to ensure that they were cleared of COVID-19 before their embarkation.

Will that extend to Thai nationals returning to Thailand who have Corvid 19

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

Will that extend to Thai nationals returning to Thailand who have Corvid 19

 

There were no Thais on the two chartered flights in question.

 

No one got on or off at DMK.

 

In theory no Thais would have been allowed onto these charter flights as they were meant for Chinese people repatriating to CHina.

 

Thais repatriating get directed to select fights/TAs by their local embassy.

 

So, no.

9 hours ago, webfact said:

CAAT director Mr. Chula Sukmanop said today that the new regulation will require all passengers on such flights to carry fit-to-fly certificates, to ensure that they were cleared of COVID-19 before their embarkation.

So much for Swampy becoming a major hub in Asia for aircraft. Another shot in the foot for TAT. Airlines will choose other airports for refuelling stops. People staying on an aircraft during a refueling stop don't bring the covid19 virus into Thailand. 

9 hours ago, webfact said:

CAAT director Mr. Chula Sukmanop said today that the new regulation will require all passengers on such flights to carry fit-to-fly certificates, to ensure that they were cleared of COVID-19 before their embarkation.

 

This may be just a formality as, these days, the departure and/or destination countries of any flight transiting Thailand would probably require a fit-to-fly document for passengers anyway.

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11 hours ago, webfact said:

CAAT director Mr. Chula Sukmanop said today that the new regulation will require all passengers on such flights to carry fit-to-fly certificates, to ensure that they were cleared of COVID-19 before their embarkation.

A fit-to-fly certificate has nothing to do with COVID - it only shows that the passenger has no known conditions that could be exacerbated by air travel. And yet numerous Thai Government offices continue to act as though "fit-to-fly" means "COVID free" ????

4 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

No one got on or off at DMK.

 

Apart possibly from the flight crew of the Thai AirAsiaX jet ...

 

It's curious that the Thai AirAsiaX flight is said to have originated in Malaysia before heading to Tianjin with a non-disembarking stopover in Bangkok, when ADS-B data shows that on the day in question, 10 July, a Thai-registered aircraft, HS-XTE, flew down to KL in the morning, then back to Bangkok mid-afternoon, then off to Tianjin late afternoon before finally returning to Bangkok at 4.30 the following morning.

 

1 hour ago, BKKBike09 said:

 

Apart possibly from the flight crew of the Thai AirAsiaX jet ...

 

It's curious that the Thai AirAsiaX flight is said to have originated in Malaysia before heading to Tianjin with a non-disembarking stopover in Bangkok, when ADS-B data shows that on the day in question, 10 July, a Thai-registered aircraft, HS-XTE, flew down to KL in the morning, then back to Bangkok mid-afternoon, then off to Tianjin late afternoon before finally returning to Bangkok at 4.30 the following morning.

 

I suspect they're just using "originated" incorrectly to mean "this is where all the passengers boarded".