AirAsia fills TAAX gap to Sapporo

BANGKOK  Thai AirAsia will operate a new service, Bangkok to Sapporo, in Japan, using an AirAsia X (Malaysian) aircraft 1 to 31 May.
The move is a temporary measure to serve passengers who had pre-paid for flights to Sapporo during May. There is a Japanese ban on new services operated by Thai registered airlines following the failure of Thailand’s Department of Civil Aviation to meet ICAO safety protocols.
Thai AirAsia X said in its statement that the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB)’s stopped Thai-based airlines from operating charter flights, applying for additional flights or adding any new routes, effective 29 March. Thai AirAsia X has been working closely with both relevant Thai government agencies and JCAB to resolve the situation for passengers who had booked and pre-paid for flights up to the end of May.
For the time being, JCAB has allowed AirAsia X (Malaysia) to operate so-call “rescue flights” between Bangkok (DMK) and Sapporo (CTS) 1 to 31 May 2015 to accommodate affected Thai AirAsia X passengers.
AirAsia X (Malaysia) will provide the same type of Airbus A330-300 aircraft using the code D7 on the route.
Flight schedule Bangkok (DMK) – Sapporo (CTS) inside-no-3.1
*New flight code (D7) operates 1 to 31 May.
Thai AirAsia X passengers with bookings on the Bangkok (DMK) – Sapporo (CTS) route during the mentioned period will be able to travel as booked.
inside no 3For passengers who had booked flights on the Bangkok-Sapporo route for travel, from 1 June 2015 onward and no longer wish to travel, the airline is offering the following options:
Move flight to an earlier travel date between 1 to 31 May 2015 one time at no additional cost, based on seat availability.
Change the travel route to an existing Thai AirAsia X destination in Japan (Tokyo Narita or Osaka) one time at no additional cost (XJ flights only) for travel between 1 May 2015 and 31 May 2016, based on seat availability.
Transfer the cost of flight to a 90 day credit shell that may be used for the purchase of goods and services from AirAsia via www.airasia.com (such as flight tickets, pick-a-seat, pre-booking meals, baggage weight, etc.).
Receive a full refund via the channel through which the payment was made.
Passengers may access the above options by contacting the AirAsia call centre in Thailand at Tel 02 515 9999, in Japan at Tel 0120 963 516, or online via the E-Form available at http://www.airasia.com/th/en/e-form.page.
Thai AirAsia X will continue to serve the following routes as scheduled: Bangkok (DMK)-Tokyo (NRT) which operates twice daily, Bangkok (DMK)-Osaka (KIX) which operates one time daily, as well as Bangkok (DMK)-Seoul (ICN) which operates one time daily.

sourced:ttrweekly.com