AirAsia to sponsor national volleyball team

Tassapon Bijleveld, Thai AirAsia CEO, said that the move is part of AirAsia's social programmes to support inernational and local level sporting.
This latest announcement of sponsorship is part of the airline’s sport marketing policy and marks the second such cooperation with a major Thai sports organization following an agreement with the Football Association of Thailand to fund and sponsor the travel of Thai Premier League referees, Thai Premier League teams and Division 1 teams for the 2012 season.

 
 The airline will be providing funds and travel to the Volleyball Association of Thailand’s athletes and members.  The airline intends to use its flight capabilities to enhance the potential of Thai volleyball players and extend the reach of the volleyball association for greater heights of success.

“For many years, Thailand’s volleyball players have performed wonderfully at the Asian regional and world levels, bringing notoriety to the Kingdom and building a strong fan base.  We are confident that with the added comfort of our new fleet of airplanes, diverse flight network, punctuality and safety, these athletes and the members of the volleyball association will be able to perform even better, fulfilling their individual duties and bringing pride to Thailand” Tassapon said. 

Somkuan Rawirat, Vice President of the Volleyball Association of Thailand, welcomed the official sponsorship which has enlivened the association and its players both with morale from its acknowledgement and its flight services, which will do away with travel fatigue.

“Each year, the Volleyball Association sees a continual competition calendar with matches domestic and abroad, AirAsia’s wide array of flight routes provides the perfect solution for the association’s teams”