BBC "Air Asia not licensed to fly Surabaya-Singapore route on the day of the crash"

[dean008]

This is what the BBC are reporting

[lust]

Ok, thanks.

[harrry]

Apparently the licence for thru winter period does not allow Sundays.

[daveAustin]

Here, FYI.

"In another development, it has emerged that AirAsia did not have official permission to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route on Sunday - the day of the crash - but was licensed on four other days of the week.

The Indonesian authorities are suspending the company's flights on this route with immediate effect pending an investigation, a transport ministry statement said."

[Camelot]

If it had no permission to fly, why was it allowed to take off from Surabaya last Sunday with 162 people aboard?

[wgdanson]

Would the weather conditions have been different if it HAD been on a Monday or Wednesday?

[el jefe]

Would the weather conditions have been different if it HAD been on a Monday or Wednesday?

Certainly. It was beautiful on wednesday.

But, of course, you are correct. This is a silly news story that has no relevance to the crash. it's a clerical error that no one caught. Air traffic controllers rightly let a scheduled flight take off.

[harrry]

Would the weather conditions have been different if it HAD been on a Monday or Wednesday?

Certainly. It was beautiful on wednesday.

But, of course, you are correct. This is a silly news story that has no relevance to the crash. it's a clerical error that no one caught. Air traffic controllers rightly let a scheduled flight take off.

Actually could have serious ramifications for insurance.

[MrRed]

They will not have been insured ..Air Asia will have a massive payout on there hands now.

Unthinkable that they overlooked getting a license for a specific day of the week,more like a cost cutting get out for a low cost airline.

[Sviss Geez]

Would the weather conditions have been different if it HAD been on a Monday or Wednesday?

Obviously that would be possible.

[harryfrompattaya]

Air Asia is number one who needs a license that is something for Farang

[clownsyndrome]

That will cost them what, £60M for the plane, and alot more to pay out to the families as it was illegally flying - £300-400 million perhaps in total

[theoldgit]

This is not Thai travel related, so I will close this thread.

The story is already running in the World News section, so please make any further comments there.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/788896-airasia-flight-qz8501-was-not-cleared-to-fly-route-says-indonesia/