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Lufthansa Group has appointed Stefan Molnar as general manager of sales in Thailand and CLVM and plans to strengthen its presence in Thailand next quarter.
Molnar has been responsible for all sales and marketing initiatives for Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa German Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos since the middle of last month. 
“I am very pleased to announce Stefan Molnar as the new General Manager for this dynamic market,” said Heiko Brix, senior director sales for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. 
“With the new management and recently integrated teams in Thailand, Vietnam and the Mekong region, I am confident that the team will continue to deliver the Lufthansa Group success story in this region.”
Molnar said Lufthansa is strengthening its presence in Thailand and demonstrating its continuous commitment to this market. It is upgrading from a Boeing B747-400 to a Airbus A380 in the winter schedule starting end-October for the Bangkok-Frankfurt route. 
“This is an increased capacity of 37 per cent to meet the market demand during this season,” he said.
The A380 is reintroducing first class to Bangkok. 

EXPORTS SURGE IN MAY 

May exports set a 52-month high, according to Commerce Ministry, which expects shipments to stay on the upswing and hit this year's growth target of 5 per cent.
Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office at the ministry, said May exports climbed 13.2 per cent to US$19.94 |billion on the global economic recovery. 
May's imports increased 18.2 per cent to $19 billion, leaving a trade surplus of $944 million.
In the month, exports of agricultural and agro-industry products continued rising in both price and volume, led by rubber, sugar, vegetables and fresh fruits. 
Exports of industrial products including rubber products, automobiles and parts, integrated circuits, and computers and peripherals continued rallying for the third month.
For the first five months of this year, exports rose 7.2 per cent to $93.26 billion, while imports leaped 15.2 per cent to $88.21 billion. 
The country's trade showed a surplus of $5.05 billion during the period.