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MLIT Poised to Issue Notice to Mandate Indication of Rough Estimate of Oil Surcharge on Tour Brochures and Ads
Mid-June 2008
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) is
preparing to give a revised notice asking for a new method of fuel
surcharge representation in tour brochure. The ministry is now in the
process of finalizing the way of reasoning and wording, and wants to
issue the notice as soon as possible, according to a deputy director
for Tourism Industries Division of MLIT.
The notice already issued makes it mandatory to put the following
remark in proximity to the tour price, "Oil surcharge is to be
additionally collected." The new notice is supposed to require an
indication of the oil surcharge in an estimated amount alongside the
tour price.
If the notice should come into force immediately, many of the
printed brochures become obsolete. The ministry says it is likely to
set a certain date for the enforcement.
THAI to Inaugurate Service to Los Angeles via KIX This Winter
Mid-June 2008
Thai Airways International announced its plan to newly operate a
Bangkok/ Kansai/ Los Angeles route effective from its winter schedule
as approved at the Board of Directors' meeting held on June 6. THAI
has been restructuring its network due to the soaring oil prices.
By September this year, the airline will consequently reduce the
current 7-weekly Bangkok/ Los Angeles service to 5 and at the same
time will change its current flight route via KIX from this winter.
The Bangkok/ New York route will be also withdrawn on July 1, 2008.
A Boeing B777-200ER will be put into service between Bangkok and
Los Angeles via Kansai with a cabin configuration of 30 Royal Silk
Class and 262 Economy Class seats. For further details, THAI "will
announce later when they finish sorting out internal matters
including the airport operations," said public relations officer of
THAI Tokyo office.
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