Both the Transport Ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) are being urged to take the necessary actions to keep airfares at reasonable prices, after consumers cried foul over expensive airfares during the weekends and long holidays.
Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, a list-MP of the United Thai Nation Party, said on Sunday both agencies and relevant authorities should consider interventions to make air travel affordable which in return will benefit the government’s tourism promotion policy and efforts towards stimulating the economy.
His remarks follow complaints on social media about skyrocketing air ticket prices from Bangkok to Krabi, a popular tourist destination, during weekends and long holidays. The price on some airlines reportedly exceeds 10,000 baht.
