Smaller Southeast Asian carriers operate reduced schedules
Smaller Southeast Asian carriers are operating on reduced schedules, alongside significant cuts by the region’s major operators.
Vietnam Airlines’ domestic services are largely suspended, for two weeks until 15 April, except for five routes out of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This comes after the government issued a directive on 27 March detailing measures to control the spread of coronavirus, which includes curtailing the number of flight operations.
Bangkok Airways is suspending all international flights from 29 March till 24 October, and 10 domestic routes from April to October. It continues to operate seven domestic routes, either with reduced frequencies or by deploying the smaller ATR 72 turboprops.
To mitigate the impact of lower revenue, the airline is reducing sa...
