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By Greg Waldron2021-04-01T11:09:00+01:00
Bangkok Airways Airline chief executive Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth makes no bones about how challenging Covid-19 has been for the full-service carrier, whose strategy had relied on supporting international carriers by flying codeshare passengers to Thailand’s myriad tourism destinations.
“2020 was very, very tough… something that we’ve never been through before,” he says. “Of course there are crises from time to time, such as SARS… but [Covid-19] has probably hit everyone in the world.”
Source: Bangkok Airways
Bangkok Airways chief executive Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth
Thailand government statistics show that the country’s international travel restrictions have eliminated a once thriving foreign tourism market. In December 2020, the country had 6,556 tourist arrivals, a 99.8% decline from 3.9 million in December 2019. Starting in April 2020 – a month that experienced zero tourist arrivals – monthly tourism statis
Routes to recovery
published : 15 Mar 2021 at 06:48
182 A sample of a Covid-19 vaccine passport produced by the Public Health Ministry, meant to facilitate international travel.
The Tourism and Sports Ministry announced a more relaxed mandatory quarantine scheme last week called Area Quarantine , which is scheduled to be ready on April 1.
Under the plan, vaccinated tourists are required to quarantine for only seven days instead of two weeks within hotel areas. After one week, they can travel to any province.
Those who have not been inoculated must spend 10 days in quarantine, but they are entitled to roam around restricted areas within the property.
Airlines intensify promotions to seize domestic demand
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published : 10 Mar 2021 at 04:44
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Airlines are intensifying sales promotions to seize limited domestic demand and provide some hope for long-term investment in new aviation hubs.
Bangkok Airways president Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth said the airline has to offer promotions or value-for-money prices which can be used in tandem with tourism stimulus campaigns from the government to boost domestic demand. We do not expect prices to stay at this rate which are about 10% higher than low-cost carriers, but are normally 15-20% higher, Mr Puttipong said.
Recently, low-cost airlines began offering buffet-style tickets to increase cash flow. As a full-service airline, Bangkok Airways is not able to provide unlimited offers, but it will now introduce a similar promotion model featuring a bundle of tickets with a single purchase.
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