This is more likely to be the Block hours
They are block hours.
even if you add the 3 hour delay from Jeddah, it only comes to 23:40.... where did you get 33 hours from?
Duty Math: 2 + 2 = ? (What ever the Saudi's want)
There is nothing stopping Phuket from operating with a double crew, which incidentally is what the Saudi's do.
don't they know that their very own licenses could be on the line ?
I'm sure that they learned that yesterday when they spent 3 hours explaining their actions to GACA. Now it will be interesting to see how GACA react.
Sooner or later the luck will run out with this operation.
Mutt