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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Turbulent times for travel

Thai Airways airplanes are seen parked on the tarmac at Suvarnabhumi airport. The Central Bankruptcy Court heard in July the rehabilitation plan of the loss-ridden carrier, which has been further battered by the impact of Covid-19. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

If 2020 was wretched for tourists and the flying public, 2021 looks to be a year full of calibrated plans for recovery for both the tourism and aviation sectors that are desperate for the year-long Covid-19 crisis to bottom out.

Indeed, the past year has brought tourism and every airline to their knees. What has been billed as the “plague of the 21st century” forced borders to close one by one, marking an almost insurmountable struggle for many and the beginning of the end for some.

The border closures spelled instant doom for the aviation…

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