Passengers wear face masks to prevent virus exposure on a Thai AirAsia flight from Phuket to Bangkok. Photo by AFPThai AirAsia (TAA) will ask regulators to change the rule requiring airlines to keep middle seats open. The empty seats, intended to limit the spread of the coronavirus, cut revenue by a third for each flight. Mr Santisuk said most airlines globally did not block off middle seats when restarting their flights during these two months. A meeting between the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand and airlines is scheduled for June 16.

Source: Bangkok Post June 12, 2020 00:45 UTC