If you have an international flight booked with Thai low-coast airline Nok Air then you should be looking at your travel insurance.
Nok Air has been forced to suspend all international flights due to safety compliance issues, The Nation newspaper reported.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) this week ordered Nok Air to drop all international routes and restrict its domestic operations as it conducts a routine safety audit of Thailand aviation.
“The rate of incidents over the past two to three years has been significant, including occurrences such as engine in-flight shutdowns, runway excursions, hard landings and tail strikes,” said Air Chief Marshal Manat Chavanaprayoon, director general of the CAAT.
In addition, the airline has been dealing with various internal issues regarding staff shortages.
The airline has served destinations in China, India, Laos, Myanmar and Japan but says it hasn’t been operating international flights since June.
“Nok Air remains committed to upholding the highest safety standards and improving service quality across all operations,” it said in a statement.
The ban comes amid ongoing compliance checks conducted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
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