Aviation board nods to relief package for airlines
The Civil Aviation Board yesterday (March 13) approved five relief measures proposed to ease the financial burden of airlines which have been reeling from impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, said Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob after a meeting.
He will submit the measures to the Cabinet on March 17. If approved, they will come into effect immediately.
Topping the list is a 50 per cent reduction in landing and parking fees for all Thai and foreign airliners from April 1 to December 31.
Another will cut the arrival and departure fee to Bt10 per passenger per flight from Bt15 for all foreign and Thai airlines, effective from April 1 to December 31.
The board also approved a reduction in office rental fees for Thai airlines.
