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Thai AirAsia to cut seat capacity by 30% amid rising fuel costs
April 29th 2026
Thai AirAsia has reduced its flying schedule for the three-month period between May and June in response to "skyrocketing global aviation fuel prices". Read More » The LCC said the cuts to seat capacity also addressed the "seasonal softening of mid-year travel demand". The schedule changes in the domestic market included frequency reductions on eight routes and the suspension of one route from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, with flight operations from Bangkok Don Mueang unaffected. The airline has reduced flying on nine international routes Don Mueang and suspended four routes - Don Mueang-Xi’an, Phuket-Chennai, Phuket-Kochi and Hong Kong-Okinawa. "Aviation fuel constitutes our primary operating expense, and with jet fuel prices having surged more than threefold recently, we must rigorously optimize our operational plans by reducing flight frequencies and temporarily suspending several unviable routes," Thai AirAsia CEO, Phairat Pornpathananangoon, said.
