King Power Concerned Over Damage To Reputation

[Mai Krap]

http://nationmultimedia.com/2009/07/22/hea...es_30108055.php

King Power concerned over damage to reputation

By The Nation

Published on July 22, 2009

Will ask embassy what action it is taking on UK pair

King Power International plans to submit a request to the British Embassy asking what action it plans to take regarding a disgruntled UK couple.

Deputy chairman Chulchit Bunyaketu said the group last Wednesday asked the embassy to explain the facts to the British press following a theft in Suvarnabhumi Airport's duty-free area, which is under King Power's management.

A British couple was charged with stealing a wallet. They have since complained to the UK media they had to pay Bt200,000 extra on top of Bt200,000 bail to have the charges dropped and urged British tourists not to patronise King Power duty-free shops.

Chulchit told a press conference yesterday that the case had caused damage to both King Power and Thai investigators.

He insisted King Power's closed-circuit TV clearly showed the couple at the scene and said the footage could be viewed on King Power's website. Regarding their complaints about being cheated out of extra money, he said this happened the world over whenever people sought help from the wrong channels. False reports will tarnish Thailand's image.

He said the company's duty-free shops had experienced a few cases of shoplifting each month this year.

At a Cabinet meeting yesterday, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva reportedly expressed concern over a BBC report on this most recent case.

Airports of Thailand president Serirat Prasutanond supported King Power's assertion that the couple did steal an item but said their bribery complaint was outside of AOT's responsibility.

Regarding remarks by the prime minister about reports of lost or damaged luggage, Serirat said AOT's responsibility was limited to the check-in and loading process inside the terminal. Airlines load the bags onto the planes themselves, and that is where the losses and damage occur. Therefore, airlines must be held responsible for that, not AOT.

Meanwhile, King Power is suffering a decline in sales volume, due to the domestic political turbulence and type-A (H1N1) influenza. This year's sales are down 30-40 per cent so far.

[Soutpeel]

King Power concerned over damage to reputation

By The Nation

Published on July 22, 2009

Will ask embassy what action it is taking on UK pair

King Power International plans to submit a request to the British Embassy asking what action it plans to take regarding a disgruntled UK couple.

Deputy chairman Chulchit Bunyaketu said the group last Wednesday asked the embassy to explain the facts to the British press following a theft in Suvarnabhumi Airport's duty-free area, which is under King Power's management.

.....The British Embassy will do as much as they did for the couple concerned....nothing

Deputy chairman Khun Culchit, obviously hasnt got a clue about the British Press....they dont let "facts" get in the way of a good story....too late damage is done..

There is a statement here "following a theft", Where the couple concerned actually arrested for suspected theft, convicted of theft by a court etc etc ?....as far as I am aware, they are suspected of theft, not actually convicted, so therefore we seem to have a case of the Deputy Chairman stating his version of the "facts" which may or may not be true, or is it just a sloppy Jouro reporting this...

[Lantern]

Excellent, the internet is a wonderfull tool.

In my mind their reputation is in tatters.

The vids don't prove anything.

[Mario2008]

I have copied the article provided by Mai Krap to this thread: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/British-Coup...04#entry2887604

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