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BIZARRE: High oil prices hinder airlines recovery - What They Never Told You

Thai AirAsia and Thai Lion Air jets are parked at Don Mueang airport. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

Volatile oil prices continue to cast a shadow over any recovery in the aviation sector, even as tourism shows signs of improvement as a result of border entry relaxations during the first quarter this year.

"The airline business has grappled with the pandemic for more than two years. Oil prices account for 30% of operational costs, and at $100-110 per barrel right now the situation has worsened," said Nuntaporn Komonsittivate, head of commercial operations at Thai Lion Air (TLA).

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