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Earnings surge for main Thai airlines as tourists flock back

International arrivals expected to reach 30 million this year

Suvarnabhumi airport is packed with travellers ahead of the busy Songkran holidays from April 13-17, 2023. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

Thai Airways International (THAI) Public Company Limited and Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited reported a surge in first-quarter earnings as tourists flocked back to Thailand.

Thai Air posted net income of 12.51 billion baht (US$370 million) in the three months through March, rebounding from a net loss of 3.25 billion baht a year earlier. Bangkok Airways’ net income was 875 million baht versus a net loss of 1.02 billion baht in the same quarter last year.

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