Aldrende flåte av fly, lavere antall turister og tøffere konkurranse fra andre flyselskap er blant forklaringene. Flere lavprisselskaper på samme destinasjoner, samtidig som vi ser mange selskap med nyere flåte av fly som gir mer valuta for prisen de reisende er villige til å betale.
Den sterke thai baht er også delaktig i de store tapene.
Thai Airways faces more bad news with bigger losses in Q2
Thai Airways’ problems appear to be compounding with a perfect storm of an ageing fleet, a plateauing of tourist intake and increased competition from newer, more nimble budget airlines.
The country’s national pride and joy had a poor Q2 this year, compounding years of declining profit results. The second quarter loss more than doubled losses for the same quarter last year as the global economic slowdown took a toll on the airline’s revenue.
Thai Airways reported a net loss of 6.88 billion baht in Q2, 2019. In the same quarter last year the loss was 3.1 billion baht.
Aviation analysts say the legacy airline struggles to operate with ageing aircraft, declining tourist arrivals and a strong Thai currency. In the past 12 months the Thai baht has appreciated 8% against the US dollar, and appreciated against many other world currencies affecting decisions of tourists to travel to Thailand.