Nok Air cancelling 60 daily flights until April

Nok Air will cancel 60 flights a day until month-end as the carrier struggles to recruit enough pilots to fly its full schedule, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand chief said Monday. Chula Sukmanop said the airline had informed CAAT about the continued cancellations, saying it was expediting efforts to overcome the trained-pilot shortage. The carrier said travellers were not affected because some cancelled flights were already unavailable either because no one or too few people had booked them, while some flights were merged with those of partner airlines. Chula said Nok Air and all other airlines are required to submit their summer flight timetables by month-end. CAAT would strictly examine their service schedules to ensure the number of flights offered match up with the number of pilots available, he added. <br/>