Trends of airline business in Thailand after the COVID-19 outbreak
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the economy, society, and industries, including the aviation industry. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in travel disruption and a slowdown since 2019. This academic article examines the impact on travel, especially in the aviation industry, through an analysis of the domestic aviation situation both in the past and present, including the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on airlines. The study was conducted by examining academic articles, research papers, and aviation business statistics from 2009 to the present, as well as analyzing trends in the Thai airline business since the COVID-19 outbreak. Throughout history, the airline business has been affected by various situations, including hijacking and disease epidemics that have affected the global economy, especially the aviation industry. While various situations have had a huge impact on the airline business, the COVID-19 crisis can be considered the most severe impact on Thailand's airline business. Although the outbreak has begun to decline worldwide and airlines have resumed operations, Thailand still has a large number of patients, causing air travel to remain slow. Therefore, there should be coordination between public health measures and government agencies to allow passenger air travel to resume, stimulate the economy, and promote travel in Thailand to return to pre-outbreak levels.
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