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Repatriation effort calls on all hands
News, Published on 07/09/2020
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has been working around the clock to repatriate Thai nationals and foreigners stranded by the coronavirus back to the kingdom. Chatri Archjananun, director-general of the Department of Consular Affairs, sat down to share the inside story of the race against time to bring them back home.
58 of 216 Thais trapped on quake-hit volcano to return Tuesday
AFP, Published on 31/07/2018
» MATARAM, Indonesia: Fifty-eight of the 216 Thais evacuated from an Indonesian volcano after a deadly earthquake triggered landslides that trapped them on the mountain will return home on Tuesday, officials said.
Thai Lion Air's Ho Chi Minh City service gets green light
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 19/10/2016
» Thai Lion Air (TLA) has received the green light from Vietnamese authorities to start a Bangkok-Ho Chi Minh City service that was earlier placed in doubt.
Thai Lion Air to debut Guangzhou flight
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 06/10/2016
» No-frills Thai Lion Air (TLA) is moving forward with a plan to spread its wings to China, as part of an accelerating international expansion.
Thai VietJet Air plans Sept 15 take-off
Business, Published on 20/08/2016
» Thai VietJet Air (TVJA) has set a definite date for its long-pending launch that has been delayed for years.
Growing AirAsia paints sky red
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 12/08/2015
» Jakarta: Up to 1 billion passengers could have boarded AirAsia flights by 2025 as the group that pioneered budget air travel in Asia hopes to join the world's top airlines.
IATA calls restrictions unfair
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 27/04/2015
» Global airline industry body IATA has defended the operational safety of Thai Airways International (THAI) and Bangkok Airways in the wake of a blanket scepticism of Thailand's aviation safety standards.
Thais scramble to remove flight curbs
Business, Published on 30/03/2015
» Thai airlines and tour operators are struggling to control the snowballing damage caused by the move by Japan and South Korea to restrict flights by certain Thailand-registered carriers to their nations out of safety concerns.
In-flight WiFi a yawn
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 27/10/2014
» While acknowledging the fast-growing desire of people to stay connected at all times, even at 35,000 feet above the ground, most major Thai airlines have not shown much enthusiasm about offering on-board WiFi any time soon.