BANGKOK: Thai Airways International Pcl's cabin factor, or the percentage of seats sold, would rise in the third quarter to 75 percent as tourists appeared unaffected by last month's bomb blast in Bangkok, its president said on Friday.
President Charumporn Jotikasthira told Reuters that European sales during the July-September quarter remained strong, even as bookings from China and Japan fell slightly.
In the previous quarter, the flag carrier's cabin factor was 69.2 percent.
No group has claimed responsibility for the Aug. 17 attack at a Hindu shrine in Bangkok, which killed 20 people, including 14 foreign tourists.
Charumporn said the airline's 2015 revenue was expected to be flat from a year ago at around 180 billion baht ($5 billion), in line with previous forecasts, as stiff competition from budget airlines and other regional carriers pressures yields.
The airline also plans to cut operating costs by 5 percent this year, below an earlier 15-20 percent target, Charumporn said, adding that costs were targeted to fall by 20 percent by end-2016.
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