Another low pass ????

[Airbubba]

Another low pass ????

From the leaked CVR transcript:

No, no Mav, this is not a good idea!

Sorry Goose but it's time to buzz the Pagoda...

Looks like EK388, A6-EPH, on May 20 took an early left turn on departure off runway 21 due to weather and the locals weren't happy. The flight didn't make it into PNH on the first try and after holding diverted to BKK, presumably for fuel.

From the Myanmar Times:

Emirates warned about flying low over Yangon

EI EI THU 23 MAY 2018

The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) will issue a warning letter to Dubai-based Emirates Airline after one of its aircraft flew too low in a no-fly zone in Yangon, a senior DCA official told The Myanmar Times on Tuesday.

U Soe Paing, director of DCA, said the incident occurred late Monday [sic] and involved Emirates Airline flight number EK 388 bound for Phnom Penh from Yangon.

The Boeing 777ER passenger craft passed through restricted areas above Yangon and the pilot was called in for an investigation, he said.

“We are preparing the letter to give to the Emirates to charge their pilot with breaking the rules. They have the option to choose the route before the flight when the weather is not good. We understand safety is the first priority, but rules are rules. If they break them, they will be charged,” U Soe Paing said.

He said the pilot told DCA investigators that he turned left because the weather was not good in front of the plane and then he flew low through the space above Yangon that is a no-fly zone.

“We are just waiting for the responsible officer to sign the letter, then we will send it to Emirates Airline. The company has to reply to us what action they will take against the pilot for breaking the rule,” U Soe Paing said.

Emirates has been flying a daily service from Dubai to Yangon and Hanoi since August 2016. In July 2017, it began flying four days a week a Yangon and Phnom Penh route to and from Dubai with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

https://www.mmtimes.com/news/emirate...er-yangon.html