Aviation Authority considers making airfares cheaper

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Aviation Authority considers making airfares cheaper

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Alec Wilson

 

BANGKOK: -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand is considering lowering the ceiling on airfares after three airlines announced a new THB150 surcharge.

 

Last week, AirAsia, Nok Air and Lion Air implemented a new surcharge on domestic flights, following the fuel tax increase that meant gas will be taxed at THB4 per liter instead of the previous rate of 20 satang per liter. However, it was found that some of these airlines collect more money from customers than they need to.

 

"Some airlines admitted the increased cost of operation is less than THB150 per customer. We want them to collect a surcharge that reflects the real cost," said Chula Sukamanop, Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.

 

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2017/02/09/aviation-authority-considers-making-airfares-cheaper

 

 

-- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2017-02-09

[ezzra]

 

Case of the left hand no knowing what the right hand is doing, here we have

the government jacking up ticket costs and an another government a=body

is 'considering ' lowering it.. which is it than?....

[KhunBENQ]

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and an another government a=body

is 'considering ' lowering it

No action for the government agency considered.

Just "reminding" airlines that their surcharges seem exaggerated.

 

Shouldn't "market forces" regulate exaggerated surcharges resulting from the fuel hike?

Let's wait what happens on competing routes.

[trogers]

Three airlines companies plying the same routes making the same announcements...price collusion or competition?

 

Time to open up the skies for more airlines...

[connda]

I love going online to book domestic flights.

 

Wow!!! Only 999 THB from Chiang Mai to BKK.  Whoo Hooo!!!
<book, book, book>
<at checkout>

1999 THB in taxes, surcharges, fees, baggage, runway charges, other

Total cost 2998 THB. 

 

<books train>

Edited February 10, 2017 by connda

[The Fat Controller]

Try Lion Air if they fly where you need to go, you pay the fare you see and get a reasonable 15 kg of baggage included.

[siam2007]

On 09/02/2017 at 6:47 PM, trogers said:

Three airlines companies plying the same routes making the same announcements...price collusion or competition?

 

Time to open up the skies for more airlines...

 

 

the skies are already overcrowded and the domestic airfares must be the lowest worldwide, considering you can get a ticket for less than 1.000 Baht to any destination except Samui even when booking just one week in advance.

Consolidation is needed, not more airlines