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Thai Lion Air readies for resumption of travel by expanding fleet

Thai Lion Air planes are seen at Don Mueang airport. (Bangkok Post photo)

Thai Lion Air (TLA) is adding more aircraft to its fleet this year as it gears up for international air travel while the country prepares for further reopening.

TLA chief executive Aswin Yangkirativorn said the fleet expansion plan will serve international flights in the near future which still currently depend on bilateral agreements on air travel led by government initiatives.

The airline recently received two Airbus A320neo aircraft which saw the number of aircraft in the fleet reach 10, and it is planning to obtain two more Boeing 737 aircraft within this year.

He said people in China, one of the airline’s key source markets which contributed 60% prior to the pandemic, might not be able to travel overseas until the middle of…

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