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Touch-me-not travel
Business, Published on 12/05/2020
» As travel vaporises in the face of on-off lockdowns, airlines, airports and hotels are pondering the future of hospitality in these fluid and fearful socially distanced times. Professional hosts are examining how to safely distance yet offer hospitable warmth without turning everything into a set from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Thai VietJet keen to start expansion
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 04/11/2017
» The planned expansion of Thai VietJet Air (TVJA), held back by the now-removed red flag on Thailand's aviation safety, is about to take off.
Terror in Spain, turmoil in Washington dent stocks
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 21/08/2017
» Recap: US political instability and a terrorist attack in Spain put pressure on global stock markets, with Wall Street hitting a three-month low and European and Asian bourses also sinking, though Thailand managed a small gain.
Thai Lion's latest routes play on China
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 19/06/2017
» Thai Lion Air (TLA) will establish new flight connections between northern Thailand and China in a bid to capture rising inbound Chinese traffic.
Ukraine is free
News, Postbag, Published on 07/05/2016
» In his April 30 commentary, "Clowning around is no joke anymore", Kong Rithdee claimed that: "From Ukraine to Egypt, from Myanmar to Malaysia, satirists have been threatened, charged and sometimes jailed."
Thai airlines 'damaged by open skies'
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 27/10/2015
» Thailand's open-skies policy is so liberal that foreign airlines are exploiting it to the disadvantage of Thai carriers, claims one airline boss.
Low-cost airlines growing fast
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/10/2012
» Low-cost airlines (Nok, ThaiAirAsia) are growing fast, going international & stealing passengers from big established airlines (THAI).
Thai women pilots
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/03/2012
» 22 years after the first Thai woman co-pilot still only 30 to 40 female pilots (none at Thai Airways) & only 4 full pilots.
India holidays in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/08/2011
» With hundreds of flights from India to Thailand each week, trends put Indian visitors at 1 million next year. Repeat visits and cheaper airlines drive this trend.