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‘Unlimited’ domestic flights brewing

Passengers check in at airline counters at Suvarnabhumi airport on Jan 7, 2021. (Photo by Somchai Poomlard)

The government may offer a subsidy for an unlimited travel pass to people who buy domestic air tickets in advance to help struggling airlines in Thailand.

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor Yuthasak Supasorn said the redemption rate on airfare for the ongoing “We travel together” stimulus campaign has been slow in the past seven months when compared with the 6 million hotel room nights that were used.

There are 1.3 million airline seats left out of 2 million available seats, prompting the TAT to discuss new tactics for the campaign with airlines to accelerate travel demand and help airlines stay in business.

He said among several ideas that were proposed, an unlimited pass was an…

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