reader Posted May 11 Posted May 11 From That PBS World Following widespread complaints on social media, Thai Airways (TG) has admitted that there are faulty seats on eight of its aircraft and that they are working to resolve the problem by July this year. Representatives of the national carrier held a press conference today, after social media users posted numerous complaints about the recline facility on their TG seats being faulty. Chai Eamsiri, TG’s Chief Executive Officer, said that the eight aircraft with defective seats include four Airbus A350s and four Boeing 777-200ERs. He emphasised that the company has not been complacent about the problem and is in communication with the aircrafts’ manufacturers. As there are many airlines with the same types of planes, it is taking some timer to obtain spare parts and arrange service slots. Meanwhile, TG is implementing a temporary solution, by re-assigning the planes with defective seats to routes with lighter passenger loads, enabling them to block off the faulty seats until they are fully repaired. When asked why they did not do this sooner, the management claimed that they were not aware of which planes had this problem. For now, if more defective seats are found, the airline’s mechanics will try to service them on the spot. If they cannot be repaired and the seats cannot be swapped out, the passengers will be entitled to a compensation from TG. Quote
Keithambrose Posted May 11 Posted May 11 5 hours ago, reader said: From That PBS World Following widespread complaints on social media, Thai Airways (TG) has admitted that there are faulty seats on eight of its aircraft and that they are working to resolve the problem by July this year. Representatives of the national carrier held a press conference today, after social media users posted numerous complaints about the recline facility on their TG seats being faulty. Chai Eamsiri, TG’s Chief Executive Officer, said that the eight aircraft with defective seats include four Airbus A350s and four Boeing 777-200ERs. He emphasised that the company has not been complacent about the problem and is in communication with the aircrafts’ manufacturers. As there are many airlines with the same types of planes, it is taking some timer to obtain spare parts and arrange service slots. Meanwhile, TG is implementing a temporary solution, by re-assigning the planes with defective seats to routes with lighter passenger loads, enabling them to block off the faulty seats until they are fully repaired. When asked why they did not do this sooner, the management claimed that they were not aware of which planes had this problem. For now, if more defective seats are found, the airline’s mechanics will try to service them on the spot. If they cannot be repaired and the seats cannot be swapped out, the passengers will be entitled to a compensation from TG. Sounds fairly typical. I find that Thai are now much worse than in the glory days 40 years ago. They took a very long time to put in decent business class seats, and ordered every conceivable type of aircraft, brown envelopes etc. It was very sad, last year to see 8 777s, and 6 A380s, lined up at Swampy, derelict, with paint peeling off. What a crazy place to mothball aircraft! floridarob 1 Quote
reader Posted May 11 Author Posted May 11 Corruption is so endemic in Thailand that the guy in charge of investigating it has now been charged with embracing it. From The Thaiger Corrupt former DSI chief’s 44.6 million baht assets seized An alleged corrupt former Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief experienced a significant blow as the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases sanctioned the confiscation of his assets worth 44.6 million baht. This development, announced yesterday by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), marks a significant step in the ongoing investigation into Tarit Pengdit’s unaccounted wealth. NACC Secretary General Niwatchai Kasemmongkol disclosed that this is the second case of unusual wealth concerning Tarit, who has been held at Klong Prem Prison since the previous year. The initial case emerged in 2017 when the authorities confiscated a staggering 341 million baht worth of assets. These belonged not only to Tarit but also to his wife Wassamon, his nephew Piyaruek Atthakarnrat, and others linked to the company Piyathanawat Co, owned by his close circle. The current proceedings result from the NACC’s decision to delve deeper into Tarit’s abnormal wealth. The investigation revealed that Tarit possessed assets worth at least 53.5 million baht, the origins of which he failed to explain. Continues at https://thethaiger.com/news/national/corrupt-former-dsi-chiefs-44-6-million-baht-assets-seized Quote
