Thailand & Pattaya News, from Fabulous 103fm (2 August 2022)

With Chiang Rai airport expected to remain closed until at least tomorrow, following the crash landing of a Nok air flight during a storm, airport teams are working to remove the plane which was landed safely by its pilot, albeit skidding off the strip and onto grassland. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand expects to interview the pilot this week to establish the sequence of events AND why he chose to keep all passengers and crew onboard for around an hour. It's obvious that there was no danger to those on board, and all 170 passengers and crew were removed and bussed away from the scene.