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THAI woos Nok for new no-frills venture
13/02/2012 : Thai Airways International (THAI) is reviving its plan to create yet another budget carrier following the failure to get its to partnership with Singapore-based Tiger Airways off the ground.
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13/02/2012 : Who said commercial airlines are good businesses?
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Airlines brace for turbulent 2012 setting
04/01/2012 : Almost against all odds, the global airline industry showed surprising robustness in 2011, but the air freight business was a different story.
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Traffic to surge by more than 28% during holiday
30/12/2011 : Passenger traffic through Suvarnabhumi airport during the festive season from Dec 25 to Jan 5 looks set to surge by more than 28% year-on-year, making the facility even more crowded.
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Long lines return to airport
29/12/2011 : Congestion has returned to Suvarnabhumi Airport with traffic fully recovered from the flood crisis.
Oman Air opens passenger lounge
28/12/2011 : As testimony to the importance it places on Thailand as a port of call, Oman Air has opened a premium passenger lounge at Suvarnabhumi airport, the first outside of its Muscat home base.
Turkish-THAI codeshare signed
27/12/2011 : Turkish Airlines and Thai Airways International concluded a cooperative accord to complement their respective networks in areas where they have a strong presence.
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Nok, TAA in dogfight over route
27/12/2011 : Nakhon Phanom has become a new battleground for the budget carriers Nok Air and Thai AirAsia (TAA), both of which are pursuing an aggressive domestic network expansion to absorb their growing capacity.
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At expo, TAA touts its future workhorse
26/12/2011 : CHIANG MAI : Although the updated version of the A320 jet is not expected to join its fleet until 2016, Thai AirAsia (TAA) has kicked off an early publicity campaign to underscore its key marketing message: new aircraft and a young fleet.
THAI to begin using biofuel Thursday
21/12/2011 : Thai Airways International will start using biofuels for commercial flights tomorrow, THAI chief executive officer Piyavasti Amranand said Wednesday.
Ladyboys too hot to handle
21/12/2011 : While the start-up carrier PC Air has defied an industry norm by hiring four transsexuals as flight attendants, more established airlines in Thailand are reluctant to follow suit.
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Nok Air flies to Chiang Rai after four-year suspension
21/12/2011 : Nok Air will resume its Chiang Rai service late this month after suspending it four years ago in a cost-cutting move.
