Yala to open new airport in April
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published : 2 Mar 2021 at 20:48 Betong Airport in Yala will open in April. (Photo: Betong International Airport)
The new Betong Airport in the southernmost province of Yala is slated to open in April, with Nok Air expected to be the first airline to launch daily flights to and from Bangkok when it opens, the airport’s acting director, Duangporn Suvanmanee, said on Tuesday.
Betong Airport, the 29th airport operated by the Department of Airports, was supposed to open in December, but the government decided to delay the opening to next month.
Ms Duangporn said the department has approved Nok Air’s request to launch services to Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport.
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Bangkok Airways’ losses widened in 2020, as it reports a 69% decline in operating revenue to Bt7.95 billion ($262 million) for the year.
Revenue from its airline business, which accounted for 55% of the company’s total revenue in 2020 versus 67% in 2019, was down 70% year-on-year to Bt5.64 billion compared to 2019. Costs relating to airline operations more than halved to Bt10.9 billion.
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Likewise, revenues from the company’s airport and airport-related businesses declined by 67.6% and 57.5%, respectively.
On the whole, the group recorded a loss before interest and taxes of Bt3.56 billion for the year ending 31 December 2020, widened from a Bt364 million loss in 2019.
FAD to help restore Wat Ratchapradit
published : 25 Feb 2021 at 04:00
67 The Fine Arts Department will restore the pearl engraved wooden windows and doors of a prayer hall in Wat Ratchapradit in Bangkok. (Photo courtesy of The Fine Arts Department)
The Fine Arts Department (FAD) will repair the 156-year-old windows and doors inlaid with pearl at Wat Ratchapradit.
The temple is located on Saran Rom Road. It was built by King Rama IV in 1864 and the wooden windows and doors of its Viharn Luang or the main prayer hall were created in 1865 in Japan.
The abbot asked the FAD to help with the restoration process and the agency sent a sample of the items to the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties to find what materials should be used for repairs as well as train some of its officers for the job. The Japanese research team will travel to Thailand to work with the FAD for the task.
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.