After selling fried foods, Thai Airways is now auctioning 34 of its aircraft

KOMPAS.com – Airline management Thai Airways International Pcl or Thai Airways are doing various ways so that companies can survive in the midst of the corona virus pandemic (Covid-19).

In order to avoid bankruptcy, the company decided to sell its 34 aircraft fleet as part of the company’s restructuring efforts.

Reporting from Bangkok Post, Thai Airways will sell 34 of its aircraft to raise fresh funds. Plane parking more without being used is burdening the company’s cash.

Thai Airwayas hopes to find a buyer by 13 November 2020. In the company’s official report, the fleet plane These include 10 Boeing 747-400s manufactured between 1993-2003, 6 Boeing 777-200s built in 1996-1998, and 6 Boeing 777-300s manufactured from 1998-2000.

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Other aircraft to be released are 6 Airbus A340-600s built from 2005-2008, 3 A340-500s produced in 2005-2007, 2 Boeing 737-400s built in 1992-1993, and 1 Airbus A300-600 which created in 1993.

Thai Airways did not provide details regarding the sale of dozens of its aircraft. The company is in difficult conditions, even before the Covid-19 pandemic hit Thailand.

Activity restrictions during the pandemic have made the company’s operations even more battered. The sluggish cash flow made Thai Airways apply for relief to its creditors.

According to official figures uploaded on the Thailand Stock Exchange website, the airline recorded a debt of 332 billion baht.

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Before that date, prospective aircraft buyers can submit bids to airlines. The sale will be made under a business reorganization plan approved by the court in September 2020.

“The sale of this aircraft will require approval from the relevant parties and the court,” said Thai Airways Management.

Previously, Thai Airways did various ways to survive. Unmitigated, airlines flag carrier This even relies on selling fried foods.

Fried that Thai Airways sells is quite popular with the Thai public, especially in Bangkok. This company uses its catering assets to produce this fried dish, which is named Patong-go.

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For sales, in addition to renting places in various strategic locations, Thai Airways also utilizes its property assets such as offices in various corners of the city for sale locations.

Everyone, people have been waiting in line to buy Patong-go since it opened in the morning. Quoted from the Bangkok Post, each box sells for 50 baht (Rp 23,600) containing three fried foods and a packet of dipping sauce made of purple sweet potato and custard eggs.

Some of its sales locations include the Puff & Pie bakery in the Or Tor Kor market, at its head office in the Chatuchak district, the Rak Khun Tao Fa building, the Thai Catering building in the Don Muang district, and the Thai Airways branch office in Silom.

Thai Airways not only sells fried foods, its catering business line is also used to sell bread. The company also transforms the restaurant into a first class aircraft cabin. To build the atmosphere, the restaurant is equipped with comfortable seats and attentive cabin crew.

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