{"id":2580,"date":"2016-03-15T09:58:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T07:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/?p=2580"},"modified":"2016-03-15T09:58:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T07:58:07","slug":"nok-air-will-cancel-60-flights-per-day-end-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thailandee.com\/blog\/en\/index.php\/2580-nok-air-will-cancel-60-flights-per-day-end-march","title":{"rendered":"Nok Air will cancel 60 flights per day until end of march"},"content":{"rendered":"

For almost a month,\u00a0the Thai low-cost carrier Nok Air<\/strong> is facing a serious\u00a0internal crisis that led to the cancellation of many flights and it will continue. They announced sixty flights canceled per day until March 31.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nok Air will cancel 60 flights a day until the end of the month<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nok Air is with Thai Air Asia, Thai Smile and Thai Lion Air one of the\u00a0low-cost carriers you can use to\u00a0travel in\u00a0Thailand by air<\/a>\u00a0and to fly to\u00a0nearby destinations such as Burma (Myanmar). Personally, this is the company I used the most\u00a0for its many promotions and on board\u00a0service but\u00a0i the present moment it\u00a0is better to choose other airlines\u00a0because of the crisis Nok Air is facing is much deeper than expected.<\/p>\n

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The cancellation of 60 flights per day for the rest of the month is due to a shortage of pilots<\/h2>\n

Everythiing\u00a0began on 14th February, the Thai international aviation authorities expressed worries about thai carriers for several months. Nok Air has implemented new procedures to reach\u00a0the level of standards of the European Agency for Aviation Safety. Some pilots put to the wall decided to strike without warning on \u00a0Feb. 14, causing the cancellation of 9 flights and leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. In response the company dismissed or blamed the pilots. Since then, other pilots\u00a0have gone on strike and others have resigned. And now, the airline\u00a0lacks personnel to conduct its\u00a0flights and is forced to cancellations\u00a0before it manage to\u00a0hire\u00a0new pilots.<\/p>\n

What is the impact on \u00a0the passengers ?<\/h2>\n

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, passengers should not be too affected by the new cancellations of flights because many had not reservation yet and passengers who were positioned on the canceled flights will be offered to get on other Nok Air flights or transferred to other airlines.<\/p>\n

If you booked a Nok Air flight this month, watch out your mailbox in order to be sure\u00a0to see\u00a0any cancellation notices. You can also call Nok Air Clients Service (+66) 2-900-9955 or the hotline of the company (only from Thailand) \u00a01318.<\/strong><\/p>\n