BANGKOK, 25 February 2021: The recently established Thai
Airlines Association named Bangkok Airways’ president, Puttipong
Prasarttong-Osoth, as the founding president.
The association will represent the interests of the seven
airlines based in Thailand. They comprise Bangkok Airways, Thai AirAsia, Thai
AirAsia X, Thai Smile Airways, Nok Air, Thai Lion Air and Thai Vietjet.
The list omitted the national carrier, Thai Airways
International, which is currently under restructuring under the supervision of
the Bankruptcy Court. It has limited domestic service to just Phuket and Chiang
Mai.
The founding president heads a board comprising of vice
presidents who are the current CEOs of their respective airlines.
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