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26 Mar 06 23:09
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Phuket Air working to meet EU standards
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A European Union (EU) safety ban on Phuket Air may soon be lifted as the troubled airline had recently overhauled its maintenance system to meet EU requirements, according to the Thai Aviation Department.
The EU on Wednesday banned 92, mostly African-based, airlines from landing at European airports, declaring them unsafe as part of a new blacklist of airlines that failed to meet international safety standards.
In Asia,the list also included Ariana Afghan Airlines andSouth Korea's Air Koryo.
LikePhuket Air, all face restrictions on being able to operate flights to Europe until theymeet EU safety rules.
Aviation Department director general Chaisak Angkasuwan said on Thursday that hisdepartment ordered Phuket Air to improve its maintenance system last year after the airlinesuffered problems on flights toBritain and the Netherlands.
In April, the airline twice aborted take-offs from the United Arab Emirates to Britain when passengers saw fuel gushing from a wing.
More than 400 passengers on a flight from Bangkok to Amsterdam were also hit with a 24-hour delay after hydraulic problems forced their flight to be cancelled.
However, Chaisak said the airline was cooperating well with the departmentand had hired specialists from Air France to revamp its maintenance system.
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