Thai low-cost carriers suspend international services

Thai LCCs have announced temporary suspensions of international services. Thai AirAsia says its suspension of international flights began March 22 and will end April 25, and that the decision was taken “in accordance with travel restrictions being enforced by various govts and relevant health authorities”. Domestic flights will continue. Cirium schedules data shows that prior to the suspension, Thai AirAsia had around 26% of its total capacity in February dedicated to international services. Flights to China, as well as to neighbouring countries Vietnam, Cambodia and Singapore, are the hardest hit by the suspension. Thai Lion Air, meanwhile, said March 20 that all flights would be suspended from March 25 to April 30. But the following day the airline said domestic services would resume from 15 April. <br/>