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MYSTERIOUS: Thai to increase ticket prices - What They Never Told You

Chai Eamsiri, chief executive officer of Thai Airways, says there are plans in case the Middle East crisis escalates further. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

The war in the Middle East has driven up operating costs for Thai Airways International (THAI), forcing the national carrier to increase average ticket prices by 10-15%.

Chai Eamsiri, THAI chief executive, said jet fuel prices had surged from around US$80 per barrel before the conflict to US$220, and could climb further to US$240 if the war drags on for another two months.

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