Thai airlines to seek bailout


Passengers wearing protective face masks at the arrival area of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on Feb 23, 2020. - AFP

BANGKOK: Seven airlines in Thailand are set to start talks with the Finance Ministry for a 16 billion baht (US$491mil) bailout, the Bangkok Post reported.

The airlines have jointly agreed to seek help, the newspaper said, citing Tassapon Bijleveld, executive chairman of Asia Aviation Pcl, the largest shareholder of Thai AirAsia.

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