Thailand is home to 4 of the worst airlines for safety in the world

BANGKOK:-- Four Thai carriers have been designated with the lowest star-ratings for aviation safety in an annual survey of the world’s biggest airlines.

AirlineRatings.com ranked 407 global airlines from one- to seven-stars, according to various factors determining safety. A seven-star rating is the best and safest rating while one-star is the worst. Qantas was named the world’s safest airline for the third year in a row.

148 carriers were awarded a seven-star rating but almost 50 were designated as just three stars or less.

In Thailand, Nok Air was awarded a two-star rating, while AirAsia Thailand, Bangkok Air and Orient Thai Airlines were deemed just three stars. Thai Airways squeaked ahead with four stars.

The ratings are determined by multiple indicators including crash and grounding records, whether the airline is certified by the International Air Transport Association, whether the airline is on an EU blacklist and whether the airline operates only Russian-manufactured planes, according to the Telegraph.

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Every cloud.......?

This is clearly wrong and damages Thailand's image. Thailand's very own respected international air safety ratings survey, conducted by social welfare students at Chula Uni on 1,243 Thais from 70 villages from Jan 5-6, puts Knock-Air at 7 Stars.

I am only taking minivans from now on.

Maybe Arisman's airline will help the stats when it gets up and running( but I shall leave trying it out to others).

This article is clearly an early April's Fool's Day joke!

We are all assured that Thailand is the hub of aviation safety.

I am only taking minivans from now on.

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The star ratings of these 5 mentioned Thai airlines does surprise me somewhat. If I had to predict beforehand, based on my experience flying them all numerous times, I would have gone with;

Orient Thai: 1star

Nok Air: 2stars

AirAsia: 3 stars

Thai Air: 4stars

Bangkok Air: 4+stars

What might have skewed the results is the difference between long haul fligh and only short haul flight airlines. Short haul airlines are generally a lot more dangerous due to the inherent risk of take of and landing and use of smaller (prop) planes.

Anyway, still plenty work to do for all Thai airlines!

On my first ever visit to Thailand in 1999, our company had a retired US Army colonel on retainer as our local agent. At that time he had lived in Thailand about 23 years.

He went on and on and on one night about how bad THAI airlines was.

I see Lion Air is operating in Thailand - are they not banned in Europe ?

And yet the EU gave them the green light to continue to operate in their region. We know what to expect when it comes to the fishing industry.

The star ratings of these 5 mentioned Thai airlines does surprise me somewhat. If I had to predict beforehand, based on my experience flying them all numerous times, I would have gone with;

Orient Thai: 1star

Nok Air: 2stars

AirAsia: 3 stars

Thai Air: 4stars

Bangkok Air: 4+stars

What might have skewed the results is the difference between long haul fligh and only short haul flight airlines. Short haul airlines are generally a lot more dangerous due to the inherent risk of take of and landing and use of smaller (prop) planes.

Anyway, still plenty work to do for all Thai airlines!

Now one-two-go is buried in the structure of Orient Thai. It's somewhat scandalous that they are still in business at all after the scathing comments by the British coroner over the Phuket crash. Maybe that was of scant concern to the travelling public but I wouldn't ever get on one of their planes.

Every cloud.......?

......could be a thunderstorm?

"Thailand is home to 4 of the worst airlines for safety in the world"

This I can believe!

I suspect the difference between the top and bottom of the Thai airline list is like the difference in the odds between getting stomped by an elephant, eaten by a tiger or beaten to death by a gibbon.

I'm going with the cheapest ticket and the best flight schedule.

Every cloud.......?

......could be a thunderstorm?

Or worse still, have a Thai plane in it.

Of course flying in Thailand is still safer than driving in Thailand. And never yet have I heard of a pilot leaving the scene.

air - land - sea, Thailand the hub of safety standards

It all costs money which nobody is willing to spend, between saftey and pocket - pocket wins every time

Of course flying in Thailand is still safer than driving in Thailand. And never yet have I heard of a pilot leaving the scene.

Indeed. Our transportation choices are not wholly rational.

Why just 2 weeks back I was riding around Phuket on a Honda Click. And I lived to tell the tale.

Throw in railways, motorcycles and vehicles along with buses and a certain consistency emerges.

I didn't know that Nok Air had a bad safety record. Any insight as to why they only get 2 stars?

Of course flying in Thailand is still safer than driving in Thailand. And never yet have I heard of a pilot leaving the scene.

All Thai pilots are issued with a parachute enabling them to go for help If in trouble.

I am only taking minivans from now on.

I will walk...

One two go? I was on one of their flights a few years ago. We started the take off roll and amid heavy vibration the pilot aborted the flight

Back at the gate. We deplaned and watched a guy in a pickup truck come and jacked up the front wheels and removed the bad parts. We were back on board and in the air in about an hour. This was an old DC9 type plane. No inspection just fix and go.

I didn't know that Nok Air had a bad safety record. Any insight as to why they only get 2 stars?

Probably due to the conditions in the back of the house...

One two go? I was on one of their flights a few years ago. We started the take off roll and amid heavy vibration the pilot aborted the flight

Back at the gate. We deplaned and watched a guy in a pickup truck come and jacked up the front wheels and removed the bad parts. We were back on board and in the air in about an hour. This was an old DC9 type plane. No inspection just fix and go.

They probably also had a bi-plane to fix parts while airborne...

happy landing

And yet the EU gave them the green light to continue to operate in their region. We know what to expect when it comes to the fishing industry.

And quite how can the EU ban an airline from operating in a non-EU country?

And Thai Airways charges more and has a bad rap . Tells you why I don't fly Local Airlines

As a matter of fact my girlfriend is Thai and will not fly any of these airlines as well

Tells you something doesn't it

They need to be sued for defamation.