Thai airline says flights from China almost full

Good signs: Visitors at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok pose for photographs on arrival from China. Thailand is banking on Chinese tourists to lead a spending recovery as policy tweaks and new airport infrastructure bolster arrivals. — Bloomberg

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 said.