webfact Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Thailand Aviation: Hong Kong based airline not safe for passengers BANGKOK: -- Thailand needs tourists, but safety is always first. Aviation authorities in Thailand have revoked landing rights for City Airways, and yesterday the airline - which has been operating regular flights since October 2012 - asked Hong Kong to cancel its parking slots at Chek Lap Kok airport. Safety concerns and worries over lax aircraft maintenance forced the grounding of a Hong Kong-backed regional airline that has left hundreds of holidaymakers from the city stranded in Phuket, Thailand, Thai officials have said. "We were concerned about passenger safety following a report that revealed that City Airways has not been following proper procedures during maintenance on their planes," Santi Pawai, the director of the ministry of Tourism and Sports Phuket office, told the Phuket Gazette yesterday. The latest developments effectively ground the airline as it can no longer use three of the five airports it serves, Hong Kong, Phuket and Bangkok's Don Mueang International. Flight schedules for the two mainland airports it serves - Nanchang Changbei International Airport and Nanjing Lukou International Airport - do not mention City Airways.Full story: http://www.eturbonews.com/49089/thailand-aviation-hong-kong-based-airline-not-safe-passengers-- eTN 2014-08-14related topic: Airline strands 300 Chinese tourists at Phuket Airport http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751074-airline-strands-300-chinese-tourists-at-phuket-airport/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopus1969 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Hope the passengers have good travel insurance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jpinx Posted August 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2014 Hats off to the authorities in preventative action ! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
than Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Thailand well react in this case.... It seen that City Airways not follow international standard for Aircraft maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Actually travel insurance generally does not cover this kind of stranding. Rather silly but that is how it is.as an example from the Covermore conditions: 10. claims arising from the failure of any travel agent, tour operator, accommodation provider, airline or other carrier, car rental agency or any other travel or tourism services provider to provide services or accommodation due to their Insolvency or the Insolvency of any person, company or organisation they deal with. There are other clauses that let them out too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seabass69 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I don't understand the second part of the first sentence...something about safety, or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisY1 Posted August 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2014 According to Wiki....City Airways has it's headquarters in Bangkok....not HK as noted. It's owned, as reported here in TV a couple of days ago, by Thai and Chinese investors................. So just guessing, the maintenance costs are obviously a little scary for these guys..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Thailand Civil Aviation say it is licenced to fly so it may be just an excuse of a failing airline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 According to Wiki....City Airways has it's headquarters in Bangkok....not HK as noted. It's owned, as reported here in TV a couple of days ago, by Thai and Chinese investors................. So just guessing, the maintenance costs are obviously a little scary for these guys..... HAECO the aircraft engineering company based in Hong Kong has a good reputation and many international airlines as customers but given Hong Kong prices won't be cheap. Too often The Bottom Line is the bottom line. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tso310 Posted August 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) Incorporated in Thailand, head office in Huay Kwang. Not the first Thai airline to be shut down due to poor maintenance. Remember the Phuket Air on it s way to London and the fuel leaking out of the wings. Thai Orient (One-2-Go parent) its B747s being banned from the US and Europe due to incomplete maintenance records. Edited August 14, 2014 by tso310 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdecas Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 "...safety is always first". Am I on the same planet as Thailand? And this twaddle on a day when a young child is electrocuted by an ATM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 ThaiOrient/One2Go still has a 747 parked at Udon, never to fly again I suspect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wileycoyote Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Good article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dah fahrang Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751621-thais-cabin-factor-down-to-702-in-july/ the cynic that I am simply can't help it. Force out one of your competitors.......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Thailand needs tourists, but safety is always first. Is this a joke? What about derailing trains, hundreds of bus accidents, boot accidents, collapsing buildings, food poisoning etc. etc. Clean up your own mess first before pointing fingers... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catweazle Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Made in China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Wikipedia describes it as being "an airline in Thailand" with two B734s, and says "Its main hub is Don Mueang International Airport." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Airways While eTN describes it as "a Hong Kong-backed regional airline", I wonder where their maintenance was being done ? http://www.eturbonews.com/49089/thailand-aviation-hong-kong-based-airline-not-safe-passengers Aviation is a very hard industry for small start-ups like this, it looks like the recent downturn in travel between the two countries may have claimed a victim, before it could grow larger and establish reserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 ThaiOrient/One2Go still has a 747 parked at Udon, never to fly again I suspect Desappear a long time ago; don't know where they parked it... Maybe gone to a collect scrap mill ? There is a big one on the four lane to go to Sakon Nakhon, right side... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Krataiboy Posted August 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2014 Thailand Aviation: Hong Kong based airline not safe for passengers BANGKOK: -- Thailand needs tourists, but safety is always first. WELL, NEARLY ALWAYS . . . Airport Rail Link repair pushed back until late next year BANGKOK, 14 August 2014 (NNT) - SRT Electric Train Co. operator has announced that the planned maintenance of Airport Rail Link trains has been postponed until October next year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Incorporated in Thailand, head office in Huay Kwang. Not the first Thai airline to be shut down due to poor maintenance. Remember the Phuket Air on it s way to London and the fuel leaking out of the wings. Thai Orient (One-2-Go parent) its B747s being banned from the US and Europe due to incomplete maintenance records. Phuket airways, that's going back a bit - was that around 2005 or 2006 when they were stranded in the ME with the fuel leaking over the wings? One 2 Go - had that bad crash in Phuket as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> ThaiOrient/One2Go still has a 747 parked at Udon, never to fly again I suspect Desappear a long time ago; don't know where they parked it... Maybe gone to a collect scrap mill ? There is a big one on the four lane to go to Sakon Nakhon, right side... 2 parked up at Phitsanulok without motors, the army brought them for troop / cargo but nothing has happened for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> HAECO the aircraft engineering company based in Hong Kong has a good reputation and many international airlines as customers but given Hong Kong prices won't be cheap. According to Wiki....City Airways has it's headquarters in Bangkok....not HK as noted. It's owned, as reported here in TV a couple of days ago, by Thai and Chinese investors................. So just guessing, the maintenance costs are obviously a little scary for these guys..... Too often The Bottom Line is the bottom line. This vague statement indicates that Thailand asked HK to cancel landing slots, so that indicates that it is Thai owned ,good responsible outcomes and shows sometimes that someone is taking charge, just how far this airline has flown without due diligence inspections and proper maintenance, is anybody's guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Good to see proactive and not reactive! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Made in China The same as your TV, your mobile phone, your computer mainboard, most of your tools, etc etc China produce good and bad quality up to what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hats off to the authorities in preventative action ! Well maybe, could be. Or they just failed to pay the "fee" or a competitor paid something...... Or it could be real....who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Good to see proactive and not reactive! Well done. If only ... City Airlines had been reported as stranding 300 Chinese tourists in Phuket, about a week ago, "when the charter aircraft that was supposed to pick them up broke down in Bangkok." http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751074-airline-strands-300-chinese-tourists-at-phuket-airport/ And also "This is not the first time City Airways has had delays; it recently had a similar issue, stranding passengers at Bangkok’s Don Meuang Airport." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Good to see proactive and not reactive! Well done. If only ... City Airlines had been reported as stranding 300 Chinese tourists in Phuket, about a week ago, "when the charter aircraft that was supposed to pick them up broke down in Bangkok." http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/751074-airline-strands-300-chinese-tourists-at-phuket-airport/ And also "This is not the first time City Airways has had delays; it recently had a similar issue, stranding passengers at Bangkok’s Don Meuang Airport." Damn - I was so hopeful of a cultural shift in dealing with problems. Que sera sera 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernjohn Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Made in China The same as your TV, your mobile phone, your computer mainboard, most of your tools, etc etc China produce good and bad quality up to what you pay for. You will never convince a cheap Charlie of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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