Chinese airline companies are anticipated to increase the variety of flights to Thailand to 430 each week beginning on June 1, according to the Civil Air Travel Authority of Thailand (CAAT).
CAAT director Suthipong Kongpool stated his workplace just recently met Chinese airline companies to discuss their ask for more flights for the summertime schedule and it was at first concurred that the number would increase to 430 a week from the 100 allowed at present.
He stated worldwide flights are on the increase once again, particularly from China, however the workplace can up until now approve just 10% -20% of demands due to the restricted capability of Suvarnabhumi airport.
The CAAT workplace need to take ground service managing capability into factor to consider as, according to the director, there have actually been problems about hold-ups in guest maintenance time.
This is due to the fact that the airport’s ground handling operators, THAI Ground (TG) and Bangkok Flight Provider (BFS), can accommodate just 40% of the previous capability due to lacks of personnel and devices, he stated.
Nevertheless, Airports of Thailand (AoT), which supervises Suvarnabhumi airport, has actually momentarily employed Airports of Thailand Ground Air Travel Provider (AOTGA) and Pattaya Air travel Co to offer ground services pending the choice of a 3rd operator.
Mr Suthipong stated the flight boost from China marks a favorable indication for the air travel market, and the variety of Chinese visitors will quickly reach pre-Covid levels.
According to the CAAT, an overall of 24 Chinese airline companies run flights in between the 2 nations.
