Thai AirAsia, the budget carrier is preparing its employees for the return of Chinese tourists as the airline resumes routes across China.
Plans are in place to once again begin flights to a total of eight Chinese cities, including Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Wuhan, for which cabin crew is in the midst of refresher courses.
“In the flight, we should have at least one cabin crew who can speak Mandarin to communicate with passengers,” said cabin crew member, Sakuna Puangpipat.
Captain Damrong Phapipatkul, Head of Flight Operations, said of Thai AirAsia’s 53 jets, 43 are currently flying while the remaining ten will return to service to accommodate Chinese passengers, the number of whom he expects will return to pre-pandemic levels by year-end.
