Thailand to stop permitting foreign pilots on domestic routes next year

CAAT also acknowledged the difficulties unemployed local pilots face in securing jobs and pledged to assist them, the South China Morning Post reported, citing Thai Pilots Association President Teerawat Angkasakulkiat.

Teerawat said the association is cautiously optimistic about CAAT’s assurance that the measure will end this year and welcomes its support for local pilots.

“We are thrilled about CAAT’s job-enhancing initiatives for Thai pilots, including backing those seeking roles abroad,” he said, as quoted by Thaiger.

The association filed a lawsuit against the country’s Labour Ministry last week, seeking a ban on foreign pilots from working on domestic flight routes. It was challenging the cabinet’s decision in December to…