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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.
Airlines eye international expansions
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 10/10/2017
» Thai-registered airlines are reactivating their stalled international expansion plans now that the UN aviation watchdog has confirmed it is removing Thailand's red flag over safety concerns.
AirAsia goes for glorious 'gourmet' food
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 24/05/2017
» After 16 years of strenuous focus on low fares and network growth, AirAsia is giving greater attention to the sale of food onboard.
Tony takes Thailand's pulse
Business, Published on 21/03/2017
» AirAsia group chief executive Tony Fernandes is calling on Thai authorities to privatise airports as a way to tackle funding and development issues.
AirAsia awaits ICAO approval
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 27/12/2016
» Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) will suspend route expansions until at least mid-2017, after Thailand's aviation industry receives international safety approval.
Thai AirAsia adds A320neo to boost fleet
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 22/11/2016
» Thai AirAsia (TAA) heralds a new era of fleet modernisation with its first Airbus 320neo coming into service.
VietJet joins busy Chiang Mai-Bangkok route
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 28/09/2016
» Combined aircraft capacity between Bangkok and Chiang Mai was further boosted on Monday when low-cost carrier Thai VietJet launched regular services on the busy route.
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.