Thai Airways to terminate budget airline Thai Smile for good: CEO


BANGKOK: Thai Airways International will no longer keep its loss-ridden Thai Smile Airways budget airline but will terminate it now that it has transferred a fleet of 20 Airbus A320 planes to THAI, the parent airline's chief executive officer said.

THAI CEO Chai Eamsiri (pic) said that after the fleet was transferred to be under operation by THAI, they generated more income than when they were under operation of Thai Smile.

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