{"id":178678,"date":"2025-10-22T16:27:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/?post_type=caat_media&#038;p=178678"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:27:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:27:05","slug":"178678","status":"publish","type":"caat_media","link":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/caat-media\/178678\/","title":{"rendered":"CAAT Welcomes AirAsia Executives to Discuss Expanded Aviation Investment in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 22 October 2025, Air Chief Marshal Manat Chavanaprayoon, Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), welcomed Mr. Tony Fernandes, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia, and Ms. Pattra Boosarawongse, Chief Executive Officer of Thai AirAsia X, during their courtesy visit to the CAAT headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-caat-image-radius\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1216\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7R8A3034-1-1216x811.jpg\" alt=\"7r8a3034 1\" class=\"wp-image-178674\" style=\"width:702px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7R8A3034-1-1216x811.jpg 1216w, https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7R8A3034-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7R8A3034-1-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7R8A3034-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7R8A3034-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1216px) 100vw, 1216px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The discussion focused on AirAsia Group\u2019s plans to expand its operations in Thailand, including bringing in additional aircraft to meet the growing demand for air travel, as well as exploring investment opportunities in establishing a comprehensive aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Don Mueang Airport. Such investment would further strengthen Thailand\u2019s position as a leading aviation hub in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both sides also exchanged views on supporting the government\u2019s policy to promote tourism, including increasing flight frequencies to boost passenger traffic and proposing a reduction of the excise tax on jet fuel to help lower operational costs and make air travel more affordable for the public.<br>This meeting underscores the collaborative efforts between the public and private sectors to advance Thailand\u2019s aviation industry, enhance its economic and tourism potential, and reinforce the country\u2019s competitiveness on both regional and global stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":178674,"template":"","caat_media_category":[5560],"class_list":["post-178678","caat_media","type-caat_media","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","caat_media_category-news-en"],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/caat_media\/178678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/caat_media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/caat_media"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/caat_media\/178678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"caat_media_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/caat_media_category?post=178678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}