Thread: Airline News

this is why they are in deep shit.as richard littlejohn would say,"YOU COULDNT MAKE IT UP"

The national airline posted the apology from president Sumeth Damrongchaitham on its Facebook page late on Thursday night.

He said the matter was severe and affected the airline's image. He had ordered an investigation and would ensure such an incident did not occur again.[at]

"I express sorrow and apologise to all passengers affected by the unprofessional action that caused the delay. And I apologise to the passengers who were directly affected by the seat change. I take responsibility for the incident," Mr Sumeth said.

The incident reportedly involved THAI flight TG971 from Zurich to Bangkok on Oct 11.[at] It was scheduled to depart at 1.30pm but the duty pilots refused to take off unless some first-class passengers agreed to give up their seats to two THAI pilots deadheading to Bangkok.

All first-class passengers initially refused to do[at]so. After about two hours of delay, a couple finally vacated their seats so the flight could depart.[at]

They later filed a complaint, saying the two off-duty pilots should have been given vacant seats in business class, rather than taking all passengers hostage to achieve what they wanted.

He was going to transfer to an inactive post but police HQ is full up.

thats a plane full of customers that WONT fly thai again,not even if its FREE.

In fairness, First was probably full of freeloaders upgraded from economy by their mates anyway.

One of the best airlines in the world Uh Oh. Check out their 5 star reviews on the Chinese Skytrax site.

^Thanks, *** rating. Similar to American Airlines, Air China, China Eastern, Delta, El Al, Gulf Air and United.

Lion Air flight crash.

https://news.sky.com/story/lion-air-...karta-11538880

^ Says on pprune that is was a brand new 737 Max. The flight profile looks ragged almost as soon as it takes off....

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Lion Air flight crash.

https://news.sky.com/story/lion-air-...karta-11538880

Oh great.



-_-

Might as well skull back a few beers and ask an airhostess for a quick root.

^ you wont have time, that other flight only got to 2500 feet.

When you buy the airline wifi, just buy the 15 minute package to keep us informed.

Thai Lion Air just bought a load of those Boeing's like the one that just crashed

Thai Lion Air to pursue more rapid international expansion as A330-300s and 737 MAX 8s are delivered

Bon Voyage

Anyone flown AirAsia recently? The emergency exits on every domestic flight I have flown are obstructed by seats, which places passengers at risk in the event of a need for emergency evacuation.

Disclaimer: I have not flown on every AirAsia plane, or on every domestic and international route, and am not implying that AirAsia policy compromises passenger safety for increased revenue on every flight. But it does on every flight I have been on.

I have contacted AirAsia about this on more than one occasion, with no response.

If or when an incident occurs involving passengers being injured or killed because emergency exits were blocked, I expect AirAsia to offer a hand to heart apology, sack a few low end staff and remove obstructions until the outrage dies down.

Note: AirAsia is not an IATA member, and probably isn't bound by its safety rules.

Originally Posted by jabir

Anyone flown AirAsia recently? The emergency exits on every domestic flight I have flown are obstructed by seats

Extra legroom seats?

I thought all airlines did that?

Originally Posted by jabir

Anyone flown AirAsia recently?

Flew with them to and from CM - BKK - Tokyo in July.

Emergency exits were fine, but not serving meals until three hours into the flight was an obvious ploy to make people pay their exorbitant charges for snacks.

None of the Thais were biting.

Generally, AA seems to have lost its appeal. It's no longer among the cheaper deals on many routes, and has nothing that is worth paying extra for.

Then there's Don Muang...

Originally Posted by cyrille

AA seems to have lost its appeal. It's no longer among the cheaper deals on many routes,

Care to name those routes?

Originally Posted by cyrille

has nothing that is worth paying extra for.

the 100 baht seats at the front, just behind the red seats are well worth paying for if you are flying into Don Mueang and its queues, as is Uncle Chin's chicken and rice

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Care to name those routes?

Get your skyscanner going.

Or maybe Traveloka. Based in Indonesia apparently.

BKK CM, for a start.

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Extra legroom seats?

I thought all airlines did that?

No, the extra leg seats are up front, the emergency exits are regular; 4 lines of 3 seats = 12 extra passengers per flight = more profit vs a potential couple of hundred dead passengers = difficult decision.

Originally Posted by jabir

the emergency exits are regular

Hot Seats

Located in the front of the plane and emergency exit rows, Hot Seats comes with 29” pitch and 16-17” width. You can even stretch out with at least 20.3” of legroom on rows 1, 12, and 14. On top of that, you'll also get to board first.

https://www.airasia.com/my/en/inflig...t-options.page

Originally Posted by cyrille

Get your skyscanner going.

Or maybe Traveloka. Based in Indonesia apparently.

BKK CM, for a start.

On Skyscanner, booking atleast 8 weeks ahead, which is the golden rule when booking flights, Air Asia is at least 20% cheaper than anyone

Bit of a pet subject of yours then, dill?



Like many people working in this region, I never....ever...know my holidays two months ahead.

I'm also never....ever...looking for flights that leave after 3pm.

For earlier flights there are better, cheaper options from Suwannapoom, which don't involve a 1 hour bus ride. Vietjet in particular.

BTW...skyscanner prices shown are NEVER anywhere near what you end up actually paying after add-ons like baggage and, oh yeah, an actual seat to sit on.

*sheesh*

And yeah, I know it's not officially spelt 'Suwannapoom'.

Originally Posted by cyrille

For earlier flights there are better, cheaper options from Suwannapoom

You are talking bollocks Cyrille, or are a fucking stowaway

Originally Posted by Dillinger

https://www.airasia.com/my/en/inflig...t-options.page

Something not right here. There were two single sets of emergency exits (excluding front/rear) on my domestic flights (plans show just one double-set on the A320), both obstructed by seats, with front seven rows of hotseats (1-2 VIP, 3-7 (8?) hotseat, plan shows two sets, 1-5, 12-14).

Unfortunately crew came over as I took pics of the forward exits, mild scolding with wifey on their side as expected, had no time to email them so sheepishly deleted. Odd, that, never before had a problem taking pics of family/friends on board.

Originally Posted by jabir

Something not right here. There were two single sets of emergency exits (excluding front/rear) on my domestic flights (plans show just one double-set on the A320), both obstructed by seats, with front seven rows of hotseats (1-2 VIP, 3-7 (8?) hotseat, plan shows two sets, 1-5, 12-14).

Unfortunately crew came over as I took pics of the forward exits, mild scolding with wifey on their side as expected, had no time to email them so sheepishly deleted. Odd, that, never before had a problem taking pics of family/friends on board.

Which aircraft and which emergency exits are you referring to? It's normal to have seating adjacent to overwing exits and I can;t see how extra seats can be fitted near the forward and rear exits.