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Phuket Airport investigates Jetstar grounding

The Phuket News

 

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Authorities at Phuket International Airport are investigating the grounding of the Jetstar flight on Friday night (May 12) that left overheated passengers trapped in the aircraft for two hours without air conditioning.Photo: AFP / file

 

PHUKET: -- Authorities at Phuket International Airport are investigating the grounding of a Jetstar flight on Friday night (May 12) that left overheated passengers trapped in the aircraft for two hours without air conditioning.

 

Five people were removed from the grounded aircraft after fainting due to the heat.

 

A spokesperson for Airports of Thailand (AoT), which operates, Phuket Airport, told The Phuket News this morning (May 15), “We have yet to learn many details about the incident, but we can confirm we are investigating it.”

 

The aircraft was due to take off at 10pm, but soon stopped en route to the runway due to “technical faults”.

 

The budget airline was blasted on social media for the incident over the weekend.

 

“Jetstar’s service from Phuket to Melbourne overnight is horrific,” wrote student Claire McAlinden‎.

 

“A plane with no power, no air conditioning and a group of Aussies trying their best to understand why it was taking so long. We ended up staying on the tarmac for 2 hours. Babies were stripped down to nappies and still no answers from the captain.”

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-airport-investigates-jetstar-grounding-62156.php

 
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