Ground collision delays Nok Air flights

By The Nation

 

 

THAI BUDGET airline Nok Air Saturday issued a statement warning passengers of possible delays and rescheduling due to a crash between one of its aircraft and a shuttle bus from another budget airline at Don Mueang International Airport on Friday night.

 

Both airlines confirmed that no one was injured in the crash.

 

According to the statement, the aircraft numbered HS-DBK was parked in the 35th pit at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport on Friday night when a shuttle bus hit its front fuselage. While no one was injured, the incident caused some damage to the plane.

 

After the crash, the head of Don Mueang’s aircraft parking control, Nok Air technicians and ground officers were sent to inspect and collect evidence from the scene, notes the statement.

 

The airline was examining whether the damage had affected the main structure of the aircraft, which would be out of service until maintenance was completed and safety was ensured, Nok Air said.

 

Passengers have been cautioned that there might be delay or changes in flight schedules. In the statement, Nok Air also apologises for any inconvenience it might cause.

 

Air Asia, whose shuttle bus was involved in the accident, also issued a statement saying no one was injured in the crash which happened when the bus was off service and was carrying no passengers.

 

Air Asia said it was working closely with the airport and all involved agencies in examining the incident, for which it has apologised.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30319662

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-07-02

Are they using blind bus drivers at Don Mueang or something? How the hell can you not see a bloody plane parked in front of you?

Another brake failure?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

8 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

Are they using blind bus drivers at Don Mueang or something? How the hell can you not see a bloody plane parked in front of you?

If this had been 35 years ago or so then the plane he hit, when he first saw it, he thought was a Mirage

41 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

Are they using blind bus drivers at Don Mueang or something? How the hell can you not see a bloody plane parked in front of you?

 

And yellow - not difficult to notice, even in the dark.

 

Or is this the airport bus driver who plays very very loud Essan music in the bus, more interested in having fun rather than careful driving.

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

a shuttle bus from another budget airline at Don Mueang

"Now everything can fly" and the shuttle bus was cleared for take off.

 

I wonder if the insurance company will classify the accident as a "knock for Nok?"

Another brake failure?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And slippery tarmac

Sounds like he's got ins at the duty free liquor

Brake failure or drivers iPhone.....

Definitely comforting to fly them

5 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Are they using blind bus drivers at Don Mueang or something? How the hell can you not see a bloody plane parked in front of you?

I doubt they use blind bus drivers. As we see most days on Thai roads, there's plenty of physically fit bad drivers to choose from, without giving blind people a bad image.

Note to self:  Do not fly on Nok HS-DBK  

 

 

 

Shuttle bus driver last seen running down taxi-way.

Probably texting as he drove the bus

Nok is dying anyway after the pilot debacle. I wonder how many days the driver will get off for HITTING A PARKED PLANE?  Texting?

If the forward pressure bullhead is damaged, long time out of service. 

If not easy fix but rather expensive.

12 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Are they using blind bus drivers at Don Mueang or something? How the hell can you not see a bloody plane parked in front of you?

I forget where i've seen them but some of those shuttle buses for planes have blinded windows into the extreme.

You had ONE job...

 

Well we didn't really expect them to be any better than the millions of other idiot drivers out there, did we?

It's comical how there are buses running around transferring passengers to and from planes at DM! The airport sucks because nowhere near enough departure gates with direct access to plane !


Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect

5 hours ago, gandalf12 said:

Probably texting as he drove the bus

And overtaking..

 

But he did flash his headlights, and the f...g aircraft didn't move off the tarmac,

11 hours ago, shanesox said:

It's comical how there are buses running around transferring passengers to and from planes at DM! The airport sucks because nowhere near enough departure gates with direct access to plane !


Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect

 

And what also sucks is the lack of planning and predicting of infrastructure needs.