It meant that New York and New Jersey police officers would not have to enforce an emergency measure requiring Manhattan-bound cars to carry at least four riders.
At least 63 people were killed and about 285 were wounded, and the local police said they were under orders to enforce an emergency curfew — the first such measure in years.
Soldiers patrolled the streets of Quito, the capital, and other cities, enforcing a state of emergency.
In the days since the standoff, a sense of calm has prevailed on Quito's streets, with soldiers enforcing a state of emergency.
The antigovernment station had been taken off the air as the government's main action in enforcing a state of emergency declared Wednesday.
A slide into prolonged strife, possibly even civil war, may be hard to avoid.A central demand of the protesters who led the country's February 2011 revolution against the rule of Hosni Mubarak was that laws enforcing a state of emergency be suspended.
At least two families seeking a place to sleep last night were denied beds at a homeless shelter as the city started enforcing a tougher new policy on emergency sheltering, according to advocates for the homeless and the families themselves.
The aircraft's operator, CHC, has grounded all Super Puma helicopters in the aftermath of the crash, with fellow operators Bond Offshore Helicopters and Bristow also enforcing a temporary suspension of non-emergency flights.
But Ms. Yingluck said Friday that she would begin strictly enforcing a natural disaster law that stops short of a state of emergency but that gives her the right to make final decisions on emergency steps.
Europeans "have no right to criticise" the decision to enforce a state of emergency, he said.
