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simi lan jiao is that? Ultra low cost?
propeller plane with hard seats like C130?
aiya...very simple - have stewardess all nude - save on uniform...and for sure, alot of passengers.. LOL
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SINGAPORE: Thai Airways said it is planning an ultra low cost carrier, in addition to Thai Smile, the budget unit which will begin flying from July 2012.
Thai Airways President Piyasvasti Amranand told MediaCorp the ultra low cost airline is needed because extreme, low-budget flying is the fastest growing segment of the aviation market.
He gave no timetable for the launch, but said, "we still need that to capture the very low end of the market."
For now, Thai Airways is concentrating on its Thai Smile unit, which will compete with regional budget carriers such as Malaysia's Air Asia and Qantas Airways unit, Jetstar.
Mr Amranand said Thai Smile had ordered 11 Airbus SAS A320 planes, the first of which will arrive in June next year.
He added that the new airline will likely need additional aircraft as it expands.
Thai Airways is launching Thai Smile to reclaim market share, after an extended period in which the airline lost ground on its own turf.
"It will stop the erosion of the market share because the regional market share of Thai Airways has gone down substantially over last several years down from 43 per cent down to 32 per cent at the moment - that is why I said we probably need more planes and once we start Thai Smile it will probably be clearer how many more plans we would need," said Mr Amranand.
Thai Smile is more likely to be regional than domestic, after the state-owned parent, Thai Airways, acquired an additional 10 per cent stake in the domestic carrier Nok Air, lifting its holding to about 40 per cent.
Thai Smile is considering routes such as Bangkok to Macau, and Bangkok to Shenzhen.
propeller plane with hard seats like C130?
aiya...very simple - have stewardess all nude - save on uniform...and for sure, alot of passengers.. LOL
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SINGAPORE: Thai Airways said it is planning an ultra low cost carrier, in addition to Thai Smile, the budget unit which will begin flying from July 2012.
Thai Airways President Piyasvasti Amranand told MediaCorp the ultra low cost airline is needed because extreme, low-budget flying is the fastest growing segment of the aviation market.
He gave no timetable for the launch, but said, "we still need that to capture the very low end of the market."
For now, Thai Airways is concentrating on its Thai Smile unit, which will compete with regional budget carriers such as Malaysia's Air Asia and Qantas Airways unit, Jetstar.
Mr Amranand said Thai Smile had ordered 11 Airbus SAS A320 planes, the first of which will arrive in June next year.
He added that the new airline will likely need additional aircraft as it expands.
Thai Airways is launching Thai Smile to reclaim market share, after an extended period in which the airline lost ground on its own turf.
"It will stop the erosion of the market share because the regional market share of Thai Airways has gone down substantially over last several years down from 43 per cent down to 32 per cent at the moment - that is why I said we probably need more planes and once we start Thai Smile it will probably be clearer how many more plans we would need," said Mr Amranand.
Thai Smile is more likely to be regional than domestic, after the state-owned parent, Thai Airways, acquired an additional 10 per cent stake in the domestic carrier Nok Air, lifting its holding to about 40 per cent.
Thai Smile is considering routes such as Bangkok to Macau, and Bangkok to Shenzhen.
