Pilot strike grounds Nok Air flights
Nok Air cancelled 8 local flights Sunday evening after pilots went on strike, leaving some 1,000 passengers stranded at Don Mueang airport. The airline initially gave no reason for the abrupt cancellation and only informed its passengers that scheduled flights were not ready to take off due to “technical problems”, and that it would offer full refunds to affected customers. Nok Air CE Patee Sarasin later said the airline was forced to cancel the flights because more than 10 pilots staged a strike after it increased audit standards for the flight operations department, bringing them into line with those of EASA. He said some pilots did not meet the new criteria and went on strike to express their discontent. Patee said the damage caused by the pilot protest was unacceptable and management would discuss what to do about it Monday <br/>
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Pilot strike grounds Nok Air flights
Nok Air cancelled 8 local flights Sunday evening after pilots went on strike, leaving some 1,000 passengers stranded at Don Mueang airport. The airline initially gave no reason for the abrupt cancellation and only informed its passengers that scheduled flights were not ready to take off due to “technical problems”, and that it would offer full refunds to affected customers. Nok Air CE Patee Sarasin later said the airline was forced to cancel the flights because more than 10 pilots staged a strike after it increased audit standards for the flight operations department, bringing them into line with those of EASA. He said some pilots did not meet the new criteria and went on strike to express their discontent. Patee said the damage caused by the pilot protest was unacceptable and management would discuss what to do about it Monday <br/>
