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  • Transport NewsThai Airasia ponders second Bangkok hub
    ThaigerPublished: 11:00, 11 July 2020
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    Thai Airasia ponders second Bangkok hub

    Despite reports that Air Asia’s future is in doubt, Thai AirAsia says it’s considering making Suvarnabhumi airport its new hub, alongside its already established hub in Don Mueang Airport, to increase revenue and broaden its traveller appeal. The executive chairman of Asia Aviation, the largest shareholder of TAA, says the airline is conducting a feasibility study on the move to…

  • Transport NewsThai Air Asia to resume all domestic routes, flights in July
    ThaigerPublished: 15:37, 26 June 2020
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    Thai Air Asia to resume all domestic routes, flights in July

    Thai Air Asia will return to full domestic services in Thailand during July, with all routes and flights back in action for a total of 23 destinations and 25 routes. The announcement was made this afternoon. Thai Air Asia’s CEO told Associated Press that the airline has been slowly ramping up its domestic routes since May and is now ready…

  • Covid-19 NewsCAAC chief: International flights unlikely before September
    ThaigerPublished: 16:39, 18 June 2020
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    CAAC chief: International flights unlikely before September

    Dashing hopes that international arrivals (code for ‘tourist flights’) could resume on July 1, Thailand’s senior civilian aviation regulator says that they’re are likely to resume as late as September. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand’s director says none of the airlines he’s met expressed any interest in resuming international flights next month, when the order shutting down the country’s…

  • Covid-19 NewsCurfew lifted from June 15, many activities resume, pubs and bars will remain closed
    ThaigerPublished: 16:06, 12 June 2020
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    Curfew lifted from June 15, many activities resume, pubs and bars will remain closed

    The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration has officially approved lifting the national curfew effective Monday. The centre made the decision at its meeting today, which was presided over by Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha. The 11pm-3am curfew will be lifted from June 15 but the national state of emergency in the country will continue. The centre has also decided to strictly…

  • Transport NewsAll public transport allowed to resume
    ThaigerPublished: 16:05, 05 June 2020
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    All public transport allowed to resume

    The Transport Ministry today allowed all public transport, including buses, trains and planes to resume, to meet the people’s demand for travel, with the exception of some provinces that have not ended lockdown measures. The ministry’s deputy permanent secretary says the move is in line with the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s third phase of relaxation of Emergency Decree restrictions.…

  • Covid-19 NewsNo date for resumption of international arrivals: PM
    ThaigerPublished: 18:03, 03 June 2020
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    No date for resumption of international arrivals: PM

    In an apparent effort to quell rumours and undue optimism, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is downplaying the notion that international tourists will be allowed to return to Thailand in July. The government had set a tentative deadline of 1 July for lifting all restrictions put in place under the Emergency Decree to combat the spread of Covid-19. Last week it was…

  • Thailand NewsInternational postal services resume to some countries
    ThaigerPublished: 13:53, 21 May 2020
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    International postal services resume to some countries

    Thailand’s postal service is resuming international deliveries to a variety of destinations as the Covid-19 situation in many countries has improved and many local and national governments have eased lockdown measures. Thailand Post announced the resumption of the service on its Facebook page yesterday. EMS World service will be available in 11 countries – Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea,…

  • Covid-19 NewsDon Mueang Airport prepares to reopen
    ThaigerPublished: 14:51, 29 April 2020
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    Don Mueang Airport prepares to reopen

    Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport is preparing to open for more flights beginning this Friday, as 2 airlines have announced plans to resume limited domestic routes. The airport’s director Samphan Khutranont says Thai AirAsia and Thai Lion Air will resume some domestic service at Don Mueang on Friday, in addition to Nok Air, which has continued operating about 20 domestic…

  • Covid-19 NewsThe road back to ‘normal’ – when can we get back to work?
    Tim NewtonPublished: 18:56, 14 April 2020
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    The road back to ‘normal’ – when can we get back to work?

    OPINION At one stage we didn’t know a new coronavirus was about to emerge. Then we started hearing stories out of China about a mysterious pneumonia-like disease in the first week of 2020. Then we started seeing a surge of cases, outside China, and wondered if it would affect us and the way we live. Then it did. Now we’re…

  • Bangkok NewsThai Airways resumes flights to Europe via Chinese airspace
    ThaigerPublished: 14:59, 28 February 2019
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    Thai Airways resumes flights to Europe via Chinese airspace

    Thai Airways International has resumed flights to Europe via Chinese airspace instead of over Pakistan after an abrupt cancellation of flights last night. The cancellations were due to armed tensions between India and Pakistan. Pratthana Pattanasiri, director for aviation safety at Thai Airways, said today that the national flag carrier was granted permission from China to fly to their European…