BANGKOK: Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT) will postpone the auction for its biggest duty-free concession by as much as two weeks to address public concern about the process’ perceived monopolistic structure, its president said.
The announcement comes as Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha last week called for a review of the auction, after retail groups and activists objected to the winning bidder being granted control of duty-free operations at multiple airports.
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