Pilot Faces Fine For Letting Influencer In Cockpit
Taiwan’s Starlux Chairman Also Allowed Influencer In Cockpit
People who love planes love being in the cockpit. It's like a dream to them. They can see how the plane is controlled.
In some places, doing this is not allowed. One Taiwan airline pilot should have known this.
He let an influencer in the plane's cockpit while he was flying. The authorities didn't like it.
His punishment includes a fine. The amount is NT$60,000. This is equivalent to S$2,600.
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Starlux Airlines, a new airline from Taiwan, started flying to Los Angeles, which is its first North American spot. They made the announcement in a press release.
To celebrate, the chairman, who's also a pilot, flew the first flight from Taipei to LA on April 26th.
YouTuber Sam Chui went to the festivities. He's Australian. He blogs about travel and aviation. His YouTube channel has 3.28 million subscribers.
He got to sit in a First Class seat during his flight. He really liked it.
Influencer Gets Rare Access To Cockpit In Pilot's Permission
Mr Chui liked the bigger space, good food, and good service. He also enjoyed going into the cockpit of the Airbus 350.
He talked about his experience on Facebook and Twitter. He made a joke.
The airline's chairman doesn't usually fly passengers. But sometimes he does. And when he does, it's a special occasion. It's not an everyday occurrence.
He took pics with Captain Chang and interviewed the chairman. Luckily, it happened before the flight while the plane was on the tarmac.
Breaking Taiwan's Rules: Entering Cockpit
Some people might think it's not a big deal, but in Taiwan, it's not acceptable.
Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications states that Article 194 of the Aircraft Flight Operation Regulations says something. It says that...
Mr Chui couldn't go into the cockpit because he wasn't authorized. He wasn't a flight dispatcher.
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The CAA is angry with the airline. The Liberty Times reported this. The airline is having problems. It is on the island.
Lin Kuo-shian, the CAA Director-General, requested the presence of Starlux's director of flight operations. It was to clarify the situation that arose.
He said that Captain Chang did not ask for permission from CAA for non-inflight personnel to enter the cockpit.
The CAA is checking the case now. The chairman may get punished if CAA proves that he broke Article 194. His penalty might be S$2,600 (NT$60,000).
The airline could receive a warning from the administration.
If Starlux commits another violation, they may have to pay a fine of S$26,370 (NT$600,000).
"302 Starlux Passengers Stranded Overnight At Airport"
Starlux had another problem recently. A flight going to Tokyo couldn't land. The wind was too strong. So, the flight changed direction and landed in Nagoya instead.
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ET Today reported that the flight landed at Narita over 7 hours late.
Two other flights were affected. Passengers had to sleep in the airport overnight.
A plane going from Taipei to LA was delayed for 24 hours.
Captain Chang went to Narita to say sorry to the 302 passengers impacted by the event. This information was reported by Taiwan News.
He made a promise to give full refunds to the passengers for their flights. It will cost around S$251,000 (NT$5.7 million).
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The image used is adapted from Sam Chui's Facebook page.
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