Transport Minister Prajin Juntong will ask Japan to extend its grace period for Thai-registered airlines to operate in its skies. The minister said Tuesday the present reprieve from an aviation ban imposed due to safety concerns raised by the International Civil Aviation Organization ends May 31. ACM Prajin will be in Japan May 27-29 and will make his request then.
The minister is visiting Tokyo to sign a memorandum of cooperation on railway development in Thailand.