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Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has given the green light to loss-making Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) to purchase and lease 38 new aircraft for an estimated 136 billion baht, despite objections from the workers' union.
He said the aircraft acquisition will definitely go ahead because it is a necessary investment, adding an assessment would be conducted to ensure the new planes boost the national carrier's competitiveness.
The acquisition is opposed by THAI's workers' union, which fears the project will add further strain to a company facing accumulated debt of more than 100 billion baht.
Despite the crippling debt, Mr Saksayam said THAI must invest because the existing fleet is ageing, describing it as a bold move that the national carrier has to make to survive.
He said THAI is also being asked to work out a new pricing strategy to increase its competitiveness.
"If we don't invest and instead let the business run at a loss, it will stay like that," he said, adding that Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senneam would supervise the acquisition plan.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1725075/thai-airways-gets-all-clear-to-boost-fleet