Orient Thai, One-Two-Go grounded for 30 days

After last year's horrible crash of a 1-2-GO Airline flight from Bangkok to Phuket, this Low Cost Carrier has been finally suspended from taking off air. Just days ago airline stated that operations will be put on hold due to skyrocketing cost of oil, however looking at today's verdict it seems that owners already knew what will happen this week. Survivors and friends started this website:

http://www.investigateudom.com/

In case it got you interested, there is also a petition to sign. Below is text of today's news mentioned in The Nations newspaper:

Orient Thai Airline and its low-cost subsidiary One-Two-Go are ordered Monday to cease operations for 30 days, starting from July 22, because of the poor safety standards.

Civil Aviation Department Director-General Chaisak Angkasuwan said at the press conference on Monday that the air operator certificates to the two airline companies have been suspended.

"Orient Thai and OneTwoGo are the second aviator which faces service suspension, after Sky Aviation. The deparment will file criminal suits against their pilots, inspectors and the companies within two weeks," Chaisak said.