A charter flight of Asian Air with 233 passengers was stranded at Don Muaeng airport Friday night after it was not granted permission to fly into Japan. All the passengers, mostly Thais, with homes in Bangkok were refunded, while those living in the provinces were given accommodations overnight at hotels arranged by the airline. Read […]
South Korea temporarily allows Jet Asia Airways to operate charter flights to the country, according to Transport Minister ACM Prajin Juntong. The permission will be effective only during April 7-15, said Prajin. Read more: The Nation
South Korea is banning charter flights from Thai airlines after Thai negotiation team failed to convince Korean civil aviation authorities in the first-round talk. Civil Aviation Department director general Somchai Piputwat disclosed that Thai civil aviation team flew to South Korean on April 2 to talk to the Korean authorities on the international Civil Aviation […]
The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has approved the operation of charter flights into Japanese airports by Thai-registered airlines for another two months, until the end of May, the business paper Than Sethakit Online reported. However, Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) issued a notification to its customers saying the airline has approval to operate its new […]
Thai Airways International (THAI) posted a net loss of 15.57 billion baht in 2014, up by 29.8%, or 3.57 billion baht, from the 2013 loss, due mainly to the local political situation and fierce competition, airline president Charamporn Jotikasthira said on Thursday. He said the loss per share was at 7.15 baht, up from 5.52 […]
BANGKOK, 30 January 2015 (NNT) – National carrier Thai Airways International (THAI) says its losses last year was mainly due to Thailand’s tourism slowdown, not the company’s oil price hedging. THAI Financial Director Ratch Tantananta said the airliner made a profit from oil price hedging during the first nine months of 2014 as well as […]
Thai Airways International will reduce its workforce by 20% through buyouts and attrition over the next five years, government and labour union officials said Tuesday. Transport Minister Prajin Juntong confirmed THAI would not lay off any staff, but said the national carrier would see its employee numbers cut through retirement and early-retirement programmes. Read more: […]
BANGKOK, Jan 26 – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insisted that he would not let Thai Airways International (THAI) go into bankruptcy but it must cut expenses, increase income, sell assets and restructure its organisation. After chairing a meeting of the State Enterprise Policy Commission at Government House today, Gen Prayut said solutions were discussed regarding […]
