Wallop resigns over excess baggage
Wallop Bhukkanast resigned as executive chairman of the Thai Airways International (THAI) board in mid-January, a week before publication of an investigation into a complaint that four passengers, including Wallop, his wife and THAI executive vice-president commercial, Pruet Boophajam, transported unauthorised excess baggage on a flight from Tokyo to Bangkok last November. Wallop, his wife and and their female travelling companion exceeded their combined baggage allowance of 170 kgs by 228 kgs while Pruet checked in 113 kgs of baggage, which exceeded his allowance by 73 kgs.
THAI said it would seek compensation for the excess weight checked in by the four travellers. (I’m in charge, says new THAI president. See Cover Story)
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