AAV boosts flights from Phuket to Chennai & Kolkata effective Oct 27, tally to 12 cities in India 67 flights/week, sees room for growth as over 1m Indians visited TH 1H24, rolls out Airbus 321neo long fuselage narrow-body to save fuel costs, increase range, more payload. Comment: Y’day they shut down HK, today they open […]
Read More →AOT ceases inbound duty free shop operation at SIA, DMK, CNX, HKT & HDY effective Aug 1. Comment: Well…this is going to be annoying for those that usually buy perfume, alcohol, chocolate and cigarettes before coming back into Thailand…I used to be one of these types of shoppers… EA: Chatchaval Jiaravanon, part of billionaire family […]
Read More →AAV sees lower demand during 2Q & 3Q on seasonal, avg load factor of domestic mkt dropped to 90% in 2Q vs 94% yoy, international routes at 90% in 2Q up from 83% yoy, urges govt to consider reducing jet fuel tax from current Bt 4.726/l to lower travel costs for domestic tourists, will open […]
Read More →AAV expects record earnings from core operations this year as a surge in overseas visitors boosts seat demand and airfares, plans adding more flights to China and India, its major driver for growth. Comment: Record earnings? With a smaller fleet? Yes folks you read that right, they’re stuffing us into their old planes, running high […]
Read More →ADVANC’s expected to report robust 2Q driven by strong ARPU aft removed low-cost data plans & wider handset margin due to lower handset subsidies, upside from cross selling strategies and sim card sales on tourism recovery. Comment: The telco’s are reducing service quality, cutting costs, increasing fees…they’re going to mint it – their only risk […]
Read More →AOT on reclamation of certain commercial areas (SAT-1 at SIA & Phuket) 1,588 sq.m. to improve facilities & increase passenger waiting areas following the suggestions of Skytrax with effective July 1, reclamation of areas might cause a decrease of Bt1.015m/month for office & state property rent for (FY24/25) and decrease of Bt74m & Bt19m per […]
Read More →AOT: TAT anticipates surge in tourists arrival in 2H after collab with airlines to offer holiday pkg or special airfare for long-stay travelers, Air Canada agreed to launch long-stay airfares btw Vancouver-BKK from Oct. For EU winter schedule, Iberojet, a Spanish-Portuguese charter, will operate 7 charter flights a week between Madrid & BKK, Condor, German […]
Read More →AOT’s firm on solid 2H24 (April – Sept), pax at 6 airports to exceed 120m target, sets 140m target next year, pre-covid level, mulls seeking board approval for interim dividend, while bids for 3rd ground operators to start in Jul, with AOTGA to participate, sees Bt2-3b revenue from 3rd phase expansion at Donmuang to cater […]
Read More →AOT: Spanish LCC, Iberojet, will begin a weekly flight Madrid-Bangkok (SIA) as its first destination in Asia, start on May 30th, will increase twice-weekly flights in early Oct. Comment: And you doubt Thailand’s tourism renaissance. KBANK sees debt service ability of top 50 corporate clients remain strong, discontinued unsecured p-loan to prevent surge in bad […]
Read More →AOT: Philippines LCC, Cebu Pacific, will boost flights to BKK with a 3-weekly service from Manila to BKK (DMK) staring July. Comment: Does this indicate a demand for additional service sector employees? DOHOME: sees strong qtd 2Q from recovery demand for home improvement products, sets Bt1b capex to add 8 stores & revamp existing outlets. […]
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