MOU succeeds in temporarily lifting Japanese ban on new Thai flights

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MOU succeeds in temporarily lifting Japanese ban on new Thai flights

BANGKOK, 13 April 2015 (NNT) - The Ministry of Transport has revealed that the recent memorandum of understanding signed between the Thai and Japanese Civil Aviation Bureaus has temporarily lifted Japanese restrictions on new Thai-registered flights.

According to the Transport Minister, ACM Prajin Juntong, the outstanding issues included Air Asia’s inadequacies in flight operations systems, staff downtime policies and maintenance. Furthermore Nok Scoot Airlines had to cancel their scheduled routes as they were unable to secure sufficient charter flights and crew.

The Thai Civil Aviation Department scored poorly on a recent ICAO safety audit, prompting many countries including Japan to place flight restrictions on new flights by Thai-registered airlines.

The memorandum of understanding reached between the two countries has succeeded in lifting the restrictions during April and May this year, giving the Thai authorities time to bring up her airline industry up to par with international standards.


-- NNT 2015-04-13

[JOC]

When I hear this confirmed from the relevant Japanese authorities, I believe it.

Until then it is just another Thai lie...................

[Oziex1]

<deleted>, to use an english expression.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

This appears to be a new version of the same announcement that the Thai transport officials made previously. I don't see anything new here.

Notwithstanding those prior announcements parallel to this one, the Asian Air flight out of DM, and two others, were canceled over the weekend according to Thai officials because the airlines themselves hadn't submitted paperwork to the JCAB in time that required advance JCAB approval.

But it's interesting that this latest report mentions failings ("inadequacies") with Air Asia and its scheduled service -- whereas the prior reports and issues had mostly focused on the charter carriers including Asian Air and NokScoot.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

But now also, there was this somewhat different thread posted at about 1:30 pm, which makes it sound like things are still unresolved, whereas this thread here was posted at noon. So which one is the later, more up-to-date version???

Posted Today, 13:30

PM orders Civil Aviation Department to hold urgent meeting with airlines

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Civil Aviation Department to hold an urgent meeting with airlines after two Thai airlines failed to win approval from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau in time for their chartered flights, Deputy Government Spokesman Maj Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said Monday.

Prayut wants to the department to make sure that there will be no mishap like what happened to the Asian Airline and Nok Scoot Air last week.

Source: http://www.nationmul...t-30257973.html

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/817071-pm-orders-civil-aviation-department-to-hold-urgent-meeting-with-airlines/

All in all, you can read all these BS "news" reports, and still have no idea whether these particular airlines have been able to resume their Japan flights at present or not.