1-2-Go Airlines story continued....

Here's more news about yesterday's story, mentioning immediate stop on all flights for this LCC:

EMBATTLED low-cost carrier (LCC), One-Two-Go Airlines, issued a press statement last evening saying it would take full responsibility for the 40,000 passengers left stranded following the Thailand's Department of Civil Aviation's (DCA) order to ground the LCC's operation for 30 days.

DCA had announced yesterday the suspension of the airline's operations from today to August 22, citing the LCC's violation of safety regulations and substandard operations.

The LCC is required to correct all mistakes involving its safety regulations, operations and personnel during the suspension period, failing which DCA will either extend the suspension term or entirely terminate the airline's flying certificate.

One-Two-Go chairman and CEO, Mr Udom Tantiprasongchai, said the airline would comply with DCA's order and would cover the 70 million baht (US$2.09 million) expenses in transferring the 40,000 advanced booking passengers to other airlines.

The LCC formerly operates 60 daily domestic flights throughout Thailand. Coincidentally, prior to DCA's order, the airline had also announced its plan to suspend all its flights from today to September 15, citing rising fuel costs and declining passenger numbers.

Meanwhile, the LCC's parent carrier, Orient Thai Airlines, has received warnings from the DCA to reschedule its pilot timetables by July 30. The airline is also required to improve the standards of its pilots on its MD80 Series aircraft within 30 days or the DCA will revoke the pilots' licences.