今朝、メールとSMSに着信があった。

タイ・エアアジアから、
3月12日 バンコク→東京・成田便 CJ606
運行中止の連絡だった。

理由は「最近の健康状況」つまり日本での新型ウィルス感染拡大である。

原則14日前からチェックインが可能な便の直前のキャンセルは異例だが、キャンセル後の取扱も①便の振替②一時預かり③返金 と異例の厚遇。通常は①だけなので、その後の便も運行中止で、いつ再開するかが未定なのだと推測される。
詳しくは文末にメール全文をそのまま掲載するのでお読みいただきたい。


実は、3月に一時帰国を予定していて、この便を予約していた。ペナンからバンコク、バンコクから成田の乗り継ぎである。なお、ペナンからバンコク便の運行中止の連絡はない。

まさに今日、2月末日を帰国するかの判断日と決めていて、日本の様子を特に頻繁に調べたのだが、苦渋の決断をするまでもなく、物理的に日本帰国が不可能になった。

この便はタイ・エアアジアとエアアジアとの共同運行便だが、運行が中止されたのが、タイ発の日本便だけなのかマレーシア発の他の日本便も運休したのかは現時点では分からない。

該当便を予約していない人にはメールが届かないので、第一報として掲載しました。

以下メール(英文)

We regret to inform you that AirAsiaX flight XJ606 scheduled to depart from Bangkok (DMK) to Narita (NRT) on Thursday,March 12,2020 has been cancelled due to recent health situation.


We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused, and we would like to offer you the following service recovery options: 


1.Move flight: One-time flight change to a new travel date on the same route within 30 calendar days of the original flight time without additional cost, subject to seat availability.

Contact us via our Customer Contact Channels with your new flight details (date and time)


2. Credit Account: Request for a Credit Account of the value of your booking which is to be redeemed within 90 calendar days from the issuance date for your future travel with us. The actual travel dates can be after the expiry date as long as our schedule is out.

For Credit Account, visit support airasia.comand select "Chat with AVA". Once the AVA chat window opens, select "Refund" from the menu followed by "New Refund Request" and complete the fields as directed by AVA.


3. Full refund: Obtain a full refund in the amount equivalent to your booking in the form of the original payment.

For refunds, visit support airasia.com and select "Chat with AVA". Once the AVA chat window opens, select "Refund from the menu followed by "New Refund Request" and complete the fields as directed by AVA.


For Credit account and Full refund for bookings made and paid through a travel agent or third party, kindly contact the travel agent directly.


For hotel booking, the payment made will be refunded to you and your hotel booking will be cancelled. Services for re-booking at the same or at another hotel is not available.


Please note, refund will only be made in the event the flight has been rescheduled or changed to another day. Passengers may also be offered a refund or credit account at the sole discretion of AirAsia.com for flights that has been rescheduled to a different time on the same day.


To request for your flight and hotel refund, please visit support.airasia.com and select “Chat with AVA”. Once the AVA chat window opens, select "Hotel Booking" then “Refund” from the menu followed by “New Refund Request” and complete the required fields as directed by AVA, or alternatively you may select the hotel in the main menu and connect with one of our Allstars for the hotel refund only.


We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for flying with AirAsia. Please disregard this email if changes have been made.


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