BANGKOK, March 31 (TNA) – Over 300 commercial airplanes
have been grounded at two major airports of Thailand, Don Mueang and
Suvarnabhumi, due to novel coronavirus outbreak.
The pandemic has caused plummeting demand for air travel
around the globe and forced airlines based in Thailand to cancel some of their
routes.
Thai Airways, Thai Smile, Bangkok Airways and Thai VietJet
Air have requested Suvarnabhumi Airport to park their planes after halting
their flights due to the Covid-19 crisis, said Airport Authority of Thailand
officials.
Thailand’s largest airport has the parking capacity for
138-150 planes.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand
(CAAT), nine airlines have submitted requests to temporarily halt their
flights.
For Don Mueang Airport which mostly serves low-cost
airlines, Thai AirAsia, Thai AirAsia X, Thai Lion Air, Nok Air and Nok Scoot
have asked for permission to park their grounded planes.(TNA)
