Flight DD7503 to Don Muang Airport in Bangkok, was already gaining speed in heavy rain when the brakes of the Boeing 737-800 went on, hard.
A passenger aboard the aircraft told The Phuket News, “As the plane picked up speed, the brakes came on suddenly. It felt like in a car when you slam the brakes on in an emergency.
“Then the plane turned around and went back to the terminal
“We were told that there was a technical malfunction that would take about 10 minutes to fix and the flight would take off again at noon.
“But many of the passengers said they did not want to fly on that aircraft, so we were told by the captain that we could fly on another airplane and we were put on a bus and taken back to the terminal.”
Nok Air staff explained to passengers that the airline did not have a spare aircraft, so offered passengers either a refund within 45 days or seats on another airline’s flights at 3pm or 5pm.
A Nok Air officer at Phuket International Airport told The Phuket News she could not say what had caused the pilot to abort the takeoff.