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Bangkok airport woes draw spotlight
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 04/06/2016
» DUBLIN - Bangkok's deficiency in airport capacity continues to irk the global airline industry, as the city was singled out at a yearly summit as the only Asian destination with serious problems.
Weakening baht a major cause of concern for TAA
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 08/12/2015
» The chief of Thai AirAsia (TAA) has singled out the weakened baht as the main cause for concern that will affect on the airline's financial health next year.
Thailand drops in global tourism rankings
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 22/04/2015
» Thailand's position in the global tourism rankings declined last year as the civil unrest has taken its toll on both arrivals and receipts.
'Unplugged travel' on the rise
Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 25/09/2014
» With the rise of smartphones, tablets and internet-everywhere, people looking to get away from it all increasingly are looking to “unplug” during holidays.
Thai AirAsia X to take to the skies in June
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 23/04/2014
» Thai AirAsia X, Thailand’s first long-haul low-cost airline, will take to the skies about two months from now despite the tourism market being dragged down by the country’s political turmoil.
Thai AirAsia X delays launch
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 27/02/2014
» The launch of long-haul low-fare Thai Asia X (TAAX) is delayed as the civil unrest in Thailand has cast a pall over traffic demand.
Political woes put brakes on airport traffic
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 30/01/2014
» Passenger traffic through Suvarnabhumi airport during the Chinese New Year holiday appears stagnant, with the political turmoil in Bangkok dampening double-digit growth projected before the crisis flared up.
Singapore Airlines cuts more flights
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 22/01/2014
» Singapore Airlines has made further cut on its Bangkok-Singapore flights to match lower travel demand depressed by political and social unrest in the Thai capital.
Politics 'not root cause' of flight cut
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 08/01/2014
» Singapore Airlines on Monday said its decision to cancel 19 flights on the Bangkok-Singapore route between Jan 14 and Feb 25 reflects weak demand on specific unpopular flights.
Start-up airline New Gen's ownership bound in fog
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 04/01/2014
» New Gen Airways is scheduled to take off in mid-January amid an ambiguous link between the start-up charter airline and red-shirt leader Arisman Pongruangrong and his wife Rapipun.