The CAAT pointed out that Covid will push airfare prices “Air Asia” No. 1 dominate the route.

Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) disclose the situationFares for domestic routesDuring the 2nd quarter of the year, collecting information from the website ofairlineThere are 6 service providers which are Bangkok Airways, Thai Smile, Thai Air Asia, Nok Air, Thai Lion Air. and Thai Vietjet, found that as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic With more violence since late April 2021, travel demand has decreased and airlines have reduced the number of flights. As a result, the epidemic of COVID-19 is still a factor that affects the domestic fare situation in Q2/21.

By comparing the changes in fare fare on domestic routes in Thailand between Q2/21 and Q1/21, it was found that the overall fare in Q2/21 increased from Q1/21.The maximum fare increased by 64 routes, an average increase of 50%. and 80 routes with the lowest fares, an average increase of 66%.

partThere were 35 routes where the highest fares were reduced, an average decrease of 19%. The number of routes where the lowest fare was reduced was 21 routes, a decrease of 16%, while 15 routes with the highest fare were unchanged, and 18 routes with the lowest fare were unchanged.

This is because most airlines have reduced their flights during the Songkran festival as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. that began to be intense in the month last Apr As a result, the overall supply decreased from Q1/21.

However, from the data as of Q2/21 Found that the airlines that dominate the proportion of domestic routes the highest namely

• No. 1 Thai Air Asia Airlines accounted for 37%
• No. 2 Nok Air There is a 20% route share.
• 3rd place THAI Smile Airways There is a proportion of the route 14%.
• 4th place, Thai Lion Air with a proportion of the route 13%
• No. 5 Thai Vietjet Airlines has a share of 9%.
• 6th place Bangkok Airways There is a proportion of the route 7%.

whichFactors that make Thai AirAsia Occupy the highest proportion of domestic routes Because during that period, the service was added to Suvarnabhumi Airport. The ratio above shows that low-cost airlines account for 79% of the total domestic routes, while full-service airlines account for 21% of domestic routes.

However In 3Q/21, fares are expected to decrease from this quarter. because it is the rainy season and there are no holidays along with the COVID-19 outbreak. There has been an increase in violence spreading in every province and the number of infections and deaths has increased. greatly increased With the government’s travel restrictions in the epidemic areas and the vaccination rate is less than the government’s target, airlines are still unable to raise fares despite the supply cuts.