Thai Airways Plans Post-Flood Promotion

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Thai Airways Plans Post-flood Promotion

Thai Airways International admits the November and December passenger numbers have declined as many travelers have canceled their trips due to the flood crisis in the Kingdom.

The national carrier is planning to launch a promotion, offering 30 to 50 percent discounts, on all international flights to boost business.

President of Thai Airways International, or THAI, Piyasawat Amranand revealed the airline has felt the effect of the widespread flood crisis.

For the month of November, Thai Airways' average cabin factor, or the average percent of seats sold, has dropped to 61 percent from the average of 72 percent.

The severe flooding in various parts of Bangkok has prompted many countries to issue travel warnings against travel to the Kingdom.

However Piyasawat expects the situation to improve in December as the flood disaster is subsiding and many travel warnings have been lifted or revised.

In any case, the average cabin factor for December is still lower than the average of between 75 and 76 percent during the same period last year.

Piyasawat explained that many travelers have already changed their trip plans to other countries.

In response to the dwindling business, the company planning to launch an aggressive promotional campaign, offering between 30 to 50 percent discounts for economy and business class travel on all its international routes.

The discounted tickets will be sold from November 28 to December 9 for the flights between December 1 and March 31, 2012.

The discounts will likely attract significant sales volumes with Bangkok-Hong Kong fares dipping to as long as 9,535 baht exclusive of taxes and fees.

The starting price for Bangkok-Oslo tickets is as low as 31,600 baht before taxes and other charges.

THAI has also recently organized a seminar on the topic of voluntary reduction of greenhouse gases in Thailand.

The company has also entered a carbon credit transaction with the private sector.

The THAI president has indicated that the company is aiming to cut the greenhouse gas emission by 50 percent within 2050 and the carbon credit deal is a part of that attempt.

-- Tan Network 2011-11-29

[beano2274]

I wanna go in April not March

[irishken]

31000 baht before taxes and charges. thats about 740 euro and then ad ons. i have never paid that much to thailand before flying trough the middle east or with china airlines. i think there high prices are also a factor for the drop in passenger numbers and i can only imagine they will get higher when they update there fleet

and you can already fly from hong kong to bkk with emirates for less than 8000 baht on the a380

[smokie36]

31000 baht before taxes and charges. thats about 740 euro and then ad ons. i have never paid that much to thailand before flying trough the middle east or with china airlines. i think there high prices are also a factor for the drop in passenger numbers and i can only imagine they will get higher when they update there fleet

and you can already fly from hong kong to bkk with emirates for less than 8000 baht on the a380

You've hit the nail on the head. A duff offer from an out of date airline.

[Berek]

Flights to Oz are less than half price from a week ago. I know, my wife just booked one

[CharlieH]

31000 baht before taxes and charges........ridiculous !

as said , useless, outdated and yet another waste of time from Thai Airways.

Far too expensive for Joe average, and that's probably the largest reason for the drop in numbers, coupled with awful attitude and poor service which effects repeat business.

[PattayaParent]

But ticket prices Thailand to Europe are always a lot more expensive than from Europe to Thailand.

Surely they should be lowering prices FROM Europe to get more tourists here, not offering 'cheaper' prices to expats already in kingdom?