Thai AirAsia extends suspension as country reports record Covid-19 cases

Thai AirAsia has extended its domestic flight suspension for more than a week, as Thailand battles its worst-ever wave of coronavirus infections. The suspension will now last through 8 August, instead of 31 July as previously disclosed, says the Thai unit of the AirAsia Group. “We will continue to monitor the situation closely and will be prepared to reinstate our scheduled flight services again as soon as possible,” the carrier adds. Low-cost carrier Nok Air, meanwhile, announced a “partial suspension of operations due to force majeure” from 1 August. This follows domestic capacity cuts imposed for July, it adds. Nok, which is undergoing a business rehabilitation process, did not elaborate what the partial suspension meant, except to say it will “utilise all remedial measures and hope that the situation will recover to normal soon”. <br/>