rooster59 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Thai AirAsia eyes flights out of Suvarnabhumi By THE NATION In a bid to compete directly with Thai Vietjet Air, Thai AirAsia is planning to fly out of both Bangkok airports. “We aim to deploy three to four planes from our fleet of 60 to operate direct flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to provinces like Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phuket, Krabi, Khon Kaen and Udon Thani,” said Tassapol Bijleveld, chief executive officer at Asia Aviation Plc (AAV). “Currently, Thai Vietjet Air is the only budget airline to fly out of Suvarnabhumi, and we see this as a good opportunity, now that the government has eased lockdown measures and allowed domestic flights to continue. “Also, THAI and Thai Smile’s flights have significantly reduced over the past months, while Bangkok Airways is not our direct competitor as it is not classified as a budget airline and has different target customers,” Tassapol added. “Having Thai AirAsia flying out of Suvarnabhumi will be a good alternative for those who do not want to travel to Don Mueang.” The CEO added that Thai AirAsia has been gradually increasing the number of aircraft in operation since the lockdown was lifted. “In June, we used 15 aircraft from our fleet of 60, while in July we have 20 aircraft flying to domestic destinations. However, the frequency of flights is not that high due to Covid-19, and the company will continue operating at a loss until foreign tourists are allowed to enter Thailand.” Thai AirAsia operates 25 domestic flights out of Don Mueang Airport and is planning to lure more customers by offering flights for as little as Bt890 from July 12 for departure between August 2020 and March 2021. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30391075 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-07-11 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Good luck with it. My experience is Viet Jet is much better managed and actually has a future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasyFingers Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 When will they refund cancelled flights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Tuft Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Nice photo of the wrong country and airline (okay its the parent airline, but still ???? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, Argus Tuft said: Nice photo of the wrong country And 6 year old photo as well............... just love "Tin Eye" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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