Inter-provincial coach operator Suchinda Cherdchai has announced the sale of her business.
Suchinda: To focus on other projects
Ms Suchinda, owner of the large interprovincial coach business, Cherdchai Tour, said her business has been hit hard by Covid-19 and soaring fuel costs. Only 20-30% of her 200-strong fleet has been serving passengers on the northeastern, eastern, central region and northern routes while 70% has been garaged for two years because of a lack of passengers.
All long-haul trips from Bangkok to northeastern and northern provinces have been cancelled, with only short trips from Bangkok to nearby provinces still running.
Cherdchai Tours has operated coaches in cooperation with the government transport department for 65 years but losses that began in 2019 have now become terminal, according to the company’s owner. Moreover, changing trends have…
