Thai Airways flights from China almost full after visa waiver

Thai Airways said in September that it plans to increase its flights to five Chinese cities to 56 a week, up from 49, starting Dec 1. - Photo from AFP

BANGKOK: Thai Airways International Pcl says flights from China have been over 90% full after South-East Asia’s second-largest economy temporarily relaxed visa rules for visitors.

"We have seen significant growth in terms of Chinese traffic into Thailand,” the carrier’s Chief Commercial Officer Korakot Chatasingha told Bloomberg Television on Monday.