Thai airlines face ban on new flights amid international safety concerns

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BANGKOK — Thailand is facing bans on new international flights and increased inspections after the International Civil Aviation Organization flagged significant concerns about the country's aviation safety, officials said Friday.

The ICAO's designation of Thailand as a "significant safety concern" has not been announced publicly by the United Nations agency, but governments were informed last week. Kwak Young-pil, an official from South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said Friday that the ICAO made the designation on March 20.

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