THAI's situation deteriorates
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Thai Airways International's average cabin factor plunged to 59.3 per cent in June, following a 24.37 per cent drop in tourist arrivals to Thailand in the month.
At the meeting today, the board of directors was informed that the inbound tourism has not yet turned normal though the curfew was lifted on June 13. Several countries still urged their citizens to be cautious about travelling to Thailand.
Cabin factor on regional routes decreased from 73.2 per cent to 60.2 per cent and on international routes decreased from 66.3 per cent to 58.2 per cent and on domestic routes decreased from 64.7 per cent to 61.3 per cent for the same month last year.
The Revenue Passenger-Kilometer (RPK) was lower than last year by 21.4 percent, resulting in an average system-wide cabin factor of 59.3 per cent including the operations of THAI Smile.
