Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai International Airport reopens nowadays after a damaged Nok Air plane had been removed from the catwalk, said Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob.
He mentioned Airports of Thailand (AoT) and the Department of Airports (DoA) had cleared the runway which Nok Air’s Boeing 737-800 skidded off on July 30, causing flight cancellations plus an airport shutdown.
The particular Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand completed examining the catwalk for safety last night before the airport reopening.
Chiang Rai Airport Movie director Sqn Ldr Somchanok Tiamtiabrat said the plane’s removal had been delayed due to complications moving it with out causing more damage to the aircraft’s wings.
Sqn Ldr Somchanok mentioned the airline plus airport staff had contacted Thai Airways International (THAI) to get a recovery team to send licensed engineers plus equipment to remove the particular stranded plane. The recovery team needed to be careful not to trigger further damage to both the 60-tonne aircraft and the runway, he mentioned.
Sqn Ldr Somchanok said the operation proceeded to go according to the International City Aviation Organization’s regulation on aircraft elimination. He also stated the plane was today safely parked in a pit stop which is about 600 metres away from the initial place in which it was stranded after it veered off the runway following a brake malfunction.
Nok Air chief executive Wutthiphum Jurangkool said the airline will compensate all passengers on the airline flight with refunds plus free tickets really worth one million baht. All passengers are to be given tickets for any round trip legitimate for a year and so they can request refunds, cancellations or location changes without fees, he said.
Mr Wutthiphum also defended the particular pilot of the plane. “The pilot did his best to property the aircraft plus there were no deaths or casualties, inch he said. “He has worked as an initial for 15 years and the co-pilot offers three years of experience with Nok Air. Every step of the evacuation went based on safety protocols. ”