reader Posted December 27, 2022 Posted December 27, 2022 From Thai PBS World The Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT) has responded to the government’s call for air fare reductions by agreeing to launch promotional campaigns, offering domestic air fare discounts of up to 20% from January. Informed airline sources said that the seven founding members of the AAT recently held a meeting to discuss air fare reductions, to encourage more people to travel by air while promoting local tourism. To help absorb some of the operational costs of domestic airlines, the Thai Finance Ministry recently decided to reduce the excise tax on aviation fuel. It is reported that businesses in Phuket asked domestic airlines to increase flights during the festive season, to cope with increasing number of passengers. They also asked the government to persuade the airlines to cut the air fares which, they claim, are unrealistically high. The AAT was established early this year by Bangkok Airways, Thai Air Asia, Thai Air Asia X, Thai Smile Airways, Nok Air, Thai Lion Air and Thai Vietjet. Quote
vinapu Posted December 27, 2022 Posted December 27, 2022 2 hours ago, reader said: From Thai PBS World The Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT) has responded to the government’s call for air fare reductions Government can head own call and reduce taxes too. Friend recently purchased return ticked BKK-Phnon Penh and says 2/3 of price were taxes and only 1/3 airfare itself. Quote
PeterRS Posted December 28, 2022 Posted December 28, 2022 10 hours ago, vinapu said: Government can head own call and reduce taxes too. Friend recently purchased return ticked BKK-Phnon Penh and says 2/3 of price were taxes and only 1/3 airfare itself. I suppose you realise that the taxes are for very specific listed items. They are not for general government revenue. Unless, of course, you prefer airports and runways not to be maintained and security services to be reduced. Quote
vinapu Posted December 28, 2022 Posted December 28, 2022 9 minutes ago, PeterRS said: I suppose you realise that the taxes are for very specific listed items. They are not for general government revenue. Unless, of course, you prefer airports and runways not to be maintained and security services to be reduced. that does not negate idea that savings can be found all the same like government expects airlines to find savings in order to reduce their prices and still fly passengers and maintain their aircrafts Quote
