Passenger processing system to check arrivals' health info bangkokpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bangkokpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With a full-on lockdown imposed across the kingdom, it’s quite difficult, but not entirely impossible, to travel domestically. Here’s how you can do it.
As soft loans for airlines go through the approval process under the Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG), the Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT) is urging the government to help clear the loan conditions as soon as possible.
Airlines nearing brink of collapse 6 Up to 20,000 workers could lose their jobs, writes Narumon Kasemsuk published : 22 Jul 2021 at 04:04 6 A screenshot captures senior executives of seven Thai airlines and the moderator (top left) during a virtual press conference held on Wednesday. Over 20,000 employees from seven airlines are on the verge of losing their jobs if the ban imposed on domestic flights is prolonged to three months without help from the long-awaited 5-billion-baht soft loan from the government, according to the Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT). AAT president, Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, said the aviation industry in Thailand is facing a critical downturn since the pandemic last year with passenger numbers decreasing by 64.7% in 2020. However, the current situation is ravaging the cash flow of all airlines as since Wednesday they are unable to serve domestic flights from and to dark red zones.
Seven Thai airlines seek $152 mln in government soft loans reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
7 Thai airlines seek US$152 million in government soft loans Toggle share menu Advertisement 7 Thai airlines seek US$152 million in government soft loans Boards with information about cancelled flights are seen at Bangkok s Suvarnabhumi International airport, Thailand, Jun 3, 2020. (File photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha) 21 Jul 2021 01:58PM (Updated: 21 Jul 2021 02:00PM) Share this content Bookmark BANGKOK: A group of seven Thai airlines are seeking a combined 5 billion baht (US$152.16 million) in low interest loans from the Thai government to help weather the effects of the coronavirus crisis, the Thai Airlines Association said on Wednesday (Jul 21). The seven airlines had initially requested US$770 million in soft loans, but had not received government support.
Thailand suspends domestic flights in Covid-risk areas ttgasia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ttgasia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
7 Thai airlines seek B5bn in government soft loans bangkokpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bangkokpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Firms eye partial lockdown published : 9 Jul 2021 at 07:04 36 Traffic is sparse on Phaya Thai Road in the central business district of Bangkok on Sunday because of the latest Covid-19 outbreak in the capital. (Photo by Apichit Jinakul) Local businesses favour a partial lockdown, especially in areas with severe infection numbers to reduce the economic impact. Many business leaders warn a total nationwide lockdown would cause huge losses for the country s economy and massive harm for enterprises. Careful vetting Sanan Angubolkul, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, said the group disagrees with reinstating nationwide restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19, as happened during the first wave last year.