Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Wednesday ordered Thai Airways International to explain a report that its labour union has resolved to allow THAI staffs to lay down tools, a Government House source said. The source said Yingluck demanded an explanation from the THAI following a report that the THAI labour union reached a resolution to allow […]
BANGKOK, Nov 1 – Thai Lion Air, a new no-frills airline, will launch its first commercial flight this December. Thai Lion Air (TLA) Chief Executive Captain Darsito Hendro Seputro told the media on Friday that the airline will inaugurate its first Bangkok-Jakarta flight in early December; follow by Bangkok-Kuala Lampur as well as Bangkok-Chiang Mai […]
BANGKOK, 25 September 2013 (NNT) – The Cabinet has endorsed Thai Airways International Plc. to establish the Thai Smile airline to compete in the low-cost airline segment, believing that the new company will be able to generate almost 2 billion baht of annual profit by the year 2017. According to Chalitrat Chantharubeksa, deputy spokesperson to […]
Thai Airways, Thailand’s national carrier, will equip its airplanes with WiFi connections to be used by passengers inflight. The country’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission has signaled to give the green light for WiFi to be operated on international flights, expected to start from September 2013. Read more: investvine.com
BANGKOK, 16 August 2013 (NNT) – Thai Airways International reports an operating loss of 8.4 billion baht for the first half of 2013 and its chance to miss this year’s profit target by 2 billion baht. President and Chief Executive Officer of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited Sorajak Kasemsuwan stated that he had reported […]
Bangkok, 27 June 2013, (NNT) More than 200 million baht will be pouring into the establishment of Thailand – Vietnam airline, in their bid to boost tourism and investment in preparation for the upcoming ASEAN Economic Commnunity (AEC) in 2015. Kan Airlines CEO, Captain Sompong Suksanguan, revealed that his company and Vietnam’s Viet Jet Airways […]
BANGKOK, MAY 31 – Thai AirAsia (TAA), one of Thailand’s budget airlines, was granted a Bt2.1 billion (US$70 million) financial lease to purchase two Airbus A320s, according to an executive of Leasing ICBC (Thai). Ong-art Vorachattarn, Leasing ICBC managing director, said the loan was approved with a strong belief in TAA’s capability, strength and success […]
BANGKOK, April 2 – Thailand’s national flag carrier Thai Airways International (THAI) said it has no plans to expand the operate more of its flights at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport. Speaking on Airports of Thailand (AoT)’s recent approval to upgrade Don Mueang Airport to serve all airlines, and not restrict it to only low-cost ones, […]
