Thai 'transgender airline' grounded

[Tamizi Hj Tamby 1]

][/b]Thai ‘transgender airline’ grounded

 

Posted on October 22, 2012, Monday

 

BANGKOK: Months after taking to the skies with Thailand’s first transsexual air crew,fledgling carrier PC Air has suspended services over financial troubles that left passengers stranded in South Korea.

 

“The airline informed the Department of Civil Aviation on Friday that they cannot operate their charter flights due to business problems,” Thai Deputy Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt said. “So it will suspend its services,” he added.

 

PC Air hit the headlines when it hired four transgender cabin attendants in a highly publicised recruitment drive to operate charter flights from Bangkok to Hong Kong and other Asian destinations.

 

But the privately owned carrier drew less welcome attention last week when its only aircraft was unable to take off from Seoul’s Incheon Airport because the company could not pay its service and fuel fees. — AFP

Edited October 22, 2012 by Tamizi Hj Tamby

[Suzanne Goh 0]

Shame - i thought what they did was a fantastic gesture Too bad they went bust.

 

In this day and age though - Yields and loads are king. To make a million in the airline industry you need to start with a billion

[flee 5]

This reflects badly on the regulatory authorities. How can a new airline go bust so soon? Why were they able to obtain an AOC when their financial resources are so limited?

[JuliusWong 0]

This reflects badly on the regulatory authorities. How can a new airline go bust so soon? Why were they able to obtain an AOC when their financial resources are so limited?

Agree. What a short life indeed! How may Thai airlines have we seen over the past few years?

 

 

Currently Operating

1. Air People International- Cargo only
   
2. K-Mile Air- Cargo only
   
3. Bangkok Airways
   
4. Business Air- charter flight
   
5. Kan Air
   
6. Nok Air
   
7. Orient Thai Airlines
   
8. SGA Airlines
   
9. Thai AirAsia
   
10. Thai Airways International
    
11. Thai Smile
    
12. Jet Asia Airways- charter flight
    

 

Yet to commence operation after multiple false start date

1. Happy Airways
   
2. Solar Air
   
3. Sunny Airways
   
4. U airlines (rebranded from Crystal Thai Airlines which never start operation)
   

 

Defunct

1. Air Andaman
   
2. Air Phoenix
   
3. Angel Airlines
   
4. Destination Air Shuttle
   
5. PB Air
   
6. P.C. Air
   
7. Phuket Air
   
8. Skystar Airways
   

[reezal 0]

Agree. What a short life indeed! How may Thai airlines have we seen over the past few years?

 

 

Currently Operating

1. Air People International- Cargo only
   
2. K-Mile Air- Cargo only
   
3. Bangkok Airways
   
4. Business Air- charter flight
   
5. Kan Air
   
6. Nok Air
   
7. Orient Thai Airlines
   
8. SGA Airlines
   
9. Thai AirAsia
   
10. Thai Airways International
    
11. Thai Smile
    
12. Jet Asia Airways- charter flight
    

 

Yet to commence operation after multiple false start date

1. Happy Airways
   
2. Solar Air
   
3. Sunny Airways
   
4. U airlines (rebranded from Crystal Thai Airlines which never start operation)
   

 

Defunct

1. Air Andaman
   
2. Air Phoenix
   
3. Angel Airlines
   
4. Destination Air Shuttle
   
5. PB Air
   
6. P.C. Air
   
7. Phuket Air
   
8. Skystar Airways
   

 

 

Happy Airways already started operation like 2 or 3 years ago, they used to fly Phuket-Langkawi which lasted for several months, and they were scheduled to fly HDY-SZB but the flight never took off. Not sure what happened to this airline these days.

 

i'd like to add 2 more airlines in the DEFUNCT section

 

9. Thai Sky Airlines (used to fly to KLIA)

10. One-Two-Go Airlines (ceased operations after the deadly crash in Phuket)

[dean hizudy 0]

 

i'd like to add 2 more airlines in the DEFUNCT section

 

9. Thai Sky Airlines (used to fly to KLIA)

10. One-Two-Go Airlines (ceased operations after the deadly crash in Phuket)

add 1 more: Thai Jet