Don Mueang Airport’s Director Transferred Over Horrific Accident

[webfact]

 

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/

 

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[flyingtlger]

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....

[hotchilli]

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.

[smedly]

transferred where, he should be facing criminal charges, he was the top man, 100% responsible

[stoner]

that'll show him.

 

maybe next time they can shake a fist at him. really teach him the biz. 

[bamnutsak]

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"?

 

 

[steveyinasia]

No talk of criminal neglect of course.

[Lucky Bones]

Must to not have him lose face.????????

[aussienam]

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

[roamer]

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.