Thailand: CAAT to overhaul air ticket price structure
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) was Wednesday ordered to undertake a major revamp of the structure of the costs currently used in calculating air ticket prices, to better reflect airlines' actual costs. Transport minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said that the current structure has been in place since 2010, and so has the THB13 per kilometre air fare ceiling. CAAT director Chula Sukmanop said if the single THB13/km ceiling is replaced by more than one rate, such as one for flights without basic in-flight services and another for full-service flights, ticket prices for low-cost airlines could be brought even lower than THB13/km. However, the CAAT will still have to specify which services are categorised as standard in-flight ones and which are not, he said.<br/>
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Thailand: CAAT to overhaul air ticket price structure
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) was Wednesday ordered to undertake a major revamp of the structure of the costs currently used in calculating air ticket prices, to better reflect airlines' actual costs. Transport minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said that the current structure has been in place since 2010, and so has the THB13 per kilometre air fare ceiling. CAAT director Chula Sukmanop said if the single THB13/km ceiling is replaced by more than one rate, such as one for flights without basic in-flight services and another for full-service flights, ticket prices for low-cost airlines could be brought even lower than THB13/km. However, the CAAT will still have to specify which services are categorised as standard in-flight ones and which are not, he said.<br/>
