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Thailand's airlines fear job losses without government support
July 22nd 2021
Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT) president, Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, said about 20,000 staff from seven airlines faced losing their jobs if the ban on domestic flights was extended beyond three months and there was no support from the government, local media reported. Read More » Prasarttong-Osoth, who runs Bangkok Airways, said airlines have been waiting more than a year for five billion baht (US$152 million) in low-interest government loans to be distributed.
The AAT members, Bangkok Airways, Nok Air, Thai AirAsia, Thai AirAsia X, Thai Lion, Thai Smile, and Thai VietJet, have grounded about 170 aircraft. "If we cannot get help within a month, more of us may have to downsize or be unable to keep business alive anymore," Prasarttong-Osoth told reporters.
