Mandala Airlines and Lion Air to compete with foreign airlines to serve the aviation market in Thailand

Indonesia Aviation. Mandala Airlines and Lion Air competing with 22 carriers from other countries to serve the airlines in the country of Thailand. The rapid development in the tourism sector and a strategic geographical position led to the aviation market in Thailand targeted by many airlines from other countries, including Indonesia, represented by Mandala Airlines and Lion Air.

Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand. AeroTourismZone | Mandala Airlines and Lion Air to compete with foreign airlines to serve the aviation market in Thailand.

Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand

Two low-cost airlines from Indonesia, Mandala Airlines and Lion Air, competing with 22 low-cost airlines from other countries in Southeast Asia in targeting aviation market in Thailand. Competition for aviation market share in the white elephant country is open after two years of implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). This was revealed by a report in The Nation online edition on Monday, March 4, 2013.

Several airlines from other countries who become rivals for Lion Air and Mandala Airlines such as Thai AirAsia, Nok Air, Orient Thai, Solar Air, Tiger Airways, Jetstar Asia Airways, South East Asian Airlines (SEAir), and Cebu Pacific Air. "When the AEC implemented, not just low-cost airlines that fly to Thailand but also to medium-cost airlines and full-cost airlines," says Udom Tantiprasongchai, chairman of Advisory Board of Orient Thai.

Because of the strategic geographical position, Thailand became the center of the aviation business in Southeast Asia. Flights to and from Thailand to be coveted by many airlines from other countries. This causes the domestic airline of Thailand has to face tough competition with foreign airlines. "The aviation market in Thailand from now "will be more dynamic" and the operator will be increasingly difficult to survive in this aviation business, especially those who do not have sufficient funds and strategic thinking in order to offset the rapidly changing business environment," said Udom.

The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is an important part of the decision of ASEAN leaders on October 7, 2003 with the birth of the Bali Concord II. The documents underlying collective commitment to build the ASEAN community based on three pillars of cooperation, namely the political and security, economic and socio-cultural. ASEAN groups Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam.