SQ006 pilots and boycott Taiwan's airport

[BlackBird]

Just read:
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Outraged by Taiwanese prosecutors' threat to prosecute the three SQ006 pilots, some Singapore and foreign pilots have threatened to boycott Taiwan's Chiang Kai Sek Airport if the pilots are charged in court.
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Something we should support ?

See http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/11/10/singaporenews20922.htm) for the complete story.

[Siakapu]

I couldn't manage to get to your site, however, am told that if anyone had an incident/accident in Seoul, Korea, they would be treated accordingly.

You are detained by local authorities (police)immediately. Your are guilty until proven inocent! You do not leave the country.

[Welcome_Aboard]

BlackBird,
I couldn’t get to the sight using your link, but I think I see where the mistake is.
Try this……Click here. (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/11/10/singaporenews20922.htm)

Here is another article saying that…
“A Taiwanese legislative member has raised new questions on the validity of the map issued to the pilot of SQ 006 before his flight.”

For the entire article……Click here. (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/articles/2000/11/10/eastasia20951.htm)

[Welcome_Aboard]

I came across an update about the pilots of Singapore Airlines flt 006:

Dec 22, 2000
”The pilots of the Singapore Airlines flight the crashed in Taiwan on October 31 returned to Singapore yesterday…

…Airline pilots from some 30 countries threatened to boycott Taiwan if the men were not allowed to return to Singapore.”

Full story……Click here. (http://news.airwise.com/stories/2000/12/977491745.html)


[This message has been edited by Welcome Aboard (edited December 22, 2000).]

[GalleyWench]

Is it not correct that the sole reason that the Taiwanese officials detained the flight deck is because there are no official relations between Singapore and Taiwan? If they were released and able to return to Singapore, then were found negligent/liable there would be no way to bring them to justice would there?