Dr. Piyasvasti Amranand, THAI President, was honorable guest speaker at the German-Thai Chamber of Commerce luncheon, on 23 June 2011, at the St. Regis Hotel.
Mr. Rolf-Dieter Daniel (front row, 2nd left), President German-Thai Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Piyasvasti Amranand (front row, 2nd right), THAI President, and members of the German-Thai Chamber of Commerce.
With Thailand welcoming nearly 600,000 German tourists last year and with Germany an important trade partner for Thailand, where more than 600 German companies operate, many German and international member companies were interested to hear Dr. Amranand speak.
THAI President was invited to share views on direction of Thai Airways International under the topic ‘Managing Thai Airways in Challenging Times.’ Dr. Amranand stated that THAI is taking precautionary actions to mitigate risk factors such as rapid rise in fuel price, exchange fluctuation, competition from low cost carriers (LCC), traditional carriers, ASEAN open sky and liberalization policy, timely aircraft acquisition, European Union carbon emission regulations, and natural disasters. Dr. Amranand highlighted THAI’s products and service enhancements that won accolades and was announced at the Paris air show the previous day.
