webfact Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 THE Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) today (July 26) transferred the director of Don Mueang Airport to the head office after a female passenger’s left leg was severed till the knee upon being swallowed by a moving walkway on June 29, Matichon newspaper said. The director, Mr. Karun Thanakuljeerapat, will now assume the position of a consultant the head office while Mr. Wichit Kaewsaithiam, the director of Chiang Mai Airport, replaces him at Don Mueang. AOT’s board of directors also approved the appointment and transfer of 68 employees of levels 10-11 and 9 with this being gradually implemented during August 1-October 1 to ensure smooth and efficient operation of its airports. by TNR Staff Top: An image of transferred Don Mueang Airport director Karun Thanakuljeerapat inset on a photo of the moving walkway that severed a woman’s leg last month. Photo: Matichon Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/07/26/don-mueang-airports-director-transferred-over-horrific-accident/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2023-07-27 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post flyingtlger Posted July 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2023 7 minutes ago, webfact said: The director, Mr. Karun Thanakuljeerapat, will now assume the position of a consultant the head office... Slap on the wrist.... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 hours ago, webfact said: THE Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) today (July 26) transferred the director of Don Mueang Airport to the head office after a female passenger’s left leg was severed till the knee upon being swallowed by a moving walkway transferred not sacked. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted July 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2023 transferred where, he should be facing criminal charges, he was the top man, 100% responsible 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 that'll show him. maybe next time they can shake a fist at him. really teach him the biz. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamnutsak Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 5 hours ago, webfact said: AOT’s board of directors also approved the appointment and transfer of 68 employees of levels 10-11 and 9 with this being gradually implemented during August 1-October 1 to ensure smooth and efficient operation of its airports. This needs a bit more journalistic detail. Is this part of some annual airport management re-shuffle? Or is there some MAJOR issue plaguing AoT? Would be good to know. Protecting incompetence seems to be some basic tenet of Thai Management? Maybe they teach this in "college"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyinasia Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 No talk of criminal neglect of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bones Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Must to not have him lose face.???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussienam Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) Horrific for the poor woman. Hope she recovers as best she can and gets a good lawyer. First I've read of an incident like this on a travelator. I am sure its happened somewhere before. I have read of similar happening on escalators where people have been caught and mangled. I just read full story. This was a lack of maintenance issue. Loose bolts not clamping down the section where the walkway disappears, so a gap big enough to grab a foot and then drag it under. Maintenance engineers liability as well? Was there cost cutting and scheduled maintenance lacking? Or negligence by signing off on a faulty walkway? Was it reported before? Is it also a design fault from the manufacturer? And were they aware of it? If so did they publish warnings? How liable is the airport boss? Was he negligent, complicit in having knowledge of the fault, was he hoodwinked by engineer staff? Did he over rely on them without personal visual oversight? Or a delegate also negligent? Would be interesting to see what the full reasons were. Edited July 28, 2023 by aussienam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamer Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Check out the suitcase, that's how it happened, wheel got caught and opened up the gap as it dragged suitcase down. What made this incident different was the horrendous nature of it. It's surprising how many accidents there are on escalators and travelers all over the world, thankfully not this serious, but quite often soles get ripped off shoes. In the US there are even law firms specialising in these accidents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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