Thai Airways Restates Strict Ban on Carrying Items for Others

Thai Airways Restates Strict Ban on Carrying Items for Others

Thai Airways has reminded employees that they are forbidden from transporting packages or acting as shopping couriers for anyone else. The warning followed the arrest of a flight attendant in Australia on allegations that she attempted to smuggle heroin in her luggage. The airline immediately suspended the employee and formed a committee to conduct a separate internal disciplinary investigation. Company officials said even carrying an ordinary item such as lipstick for another person would constitute serious misconduct under airline regulations. Thai Airways described the incident as an individual matter, while Thai and Australian authorities continue pursuing suspected members of the wider drug network.