Asian Air jet banned from taking off to Macau

An Asian Air jet has been refused take off from U-Tapao airport in Rayong, Thailand, after the Central Bankruptcy Court ordered a freeze on the airline’s assets, aviation authorities revealed.
The aircraft was scheduled to leave the navy-­owned airport at 9 a.m. on Wednesday and was due to pick up 200 passengers in Macau, to then fly back to the Philippines, according to the acting director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), Chula Sukmanop.
CAAT issued the ban after it received notification from the bankruptcy court. Sukmanop stated that no passengers were left stranded, as it was due to fly empty to Macau.  He said the agency has discovered that the airline has unpaid debts and is being sued by its maintenance service provider for bankruptcy.
According to the Centre for Aviation, Asian Air is a Thai carrier “providing both charter and scheduled services from its base at Bangkok Don Mueang Airport. The airline launched its inaugural service on March 15, 2014, flying from Bangkok to Narita Airport in Tokyo, Japan. Asian Air has further plans to expand services to other destinations in Japan and North Asia in the future.”