Thailand leading the way as South-East Asia banks on aviation boom

Thailand's Really Cool Airlines is expected to start flying between Bangkok and Japan around mid-2024.

BANGKOK (AFP): Major airport expansion projects are taking off across Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, and a new airline is set to launch next year -- all banking on an expected boom in air travel in South-East Asia, fuelled by Chinese and Indian tourists.

But there are doubts about whether it will materialise in an uncertain economic environment and as worries about the impact of travel on climate change deepen.