Thai Airways shows cash flow of 120 billion baht, launches winter flight schedule with 998 flights per week

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Thai Airways disclosed that it holds cash flow of as much as 120 billion baht and does not need to compete by cutting fares. Chai Eamsiri, Chief Executive Officer of Thai Airways, said at the THAI TALK event that the company has adjusted its strategy to stay flexible in the face of global uncertainty, as reflected in its second-quarter 2026 results, which showed a net profit of 1.537 billion baht, with improved margins despite a decline in passenger numbers. The company is continuing to invest in additional aircraft under its plan and is restructuring its fleet down to four aircraft types, while acknowledging that deliveries of new aircraft are running about three years late, with some models facing waits of five and even ten years. Kittiphong Sansomboon, Chief Commercial Officer, said the winter flight schedule for 2026/2027, running from 25 October 2026 to 27 March 2027, will cover a total of 66 routes, equal to 998 flights per week. It will open a new Bangkok-Da Nang route with 14 flights per week starting 1 December 2026, increase frequencies on Bangkok-Vientiane and Bangkok-Yangon to 21 flights per week on each route, operate Bangkok-Siem Reap with 7 flights per week, resume Bangkok-Xiamen with 4 flights per week, and on the European side serve Bangkok-Amsterdam with 7 flights per week while raising frequencies on Bangkok-Munich to 10 flights per week, Bangkok-Zurich to 11 flights per week, and Bangkok-Paris to 14 flights per week.

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