BANGKOK, 9 October 2010 (NNT) – Thai Airways International or THAI insisted on operating the new low cost airline, Thai Tiger Airways, expecting to serve passengers by March 2011.

THAI President Piyasvasti Amranand said the company would proceed with the operation of Thai Tiger Airways, a new joint-venture with Singaporean Tiger Air.

Earlier the Transport Ministry has doubted THAI’s decision to establish the new low-cost airline, while the local low-cost airline “Nok Air” was still running.

Mr Piyasvasti added that all procedures had been carried out under legal framework and that the company would seek aviation rights from the Department of Civil Aviation, once all process got done.

NNT