1. Operating Results for August 2014
The THAI Board of Directors acknowledged the Company’s operating performance for August 2014. Airport of Thailand’s statistics showed that inbound and outbound international air traffic through Suvarnabhumi Airport improved 15 percent in August, compared to July, but was still 13.3 percent lower than August 2013. As a result, THAI adjusted flight frequencies to better reflect actual travel demand, thus lowering Available Seat-Kilometer (ASK) including that of THAI Smile Airways to be 3.6 percent lower than the same month last year. Revenue Passenger-Kilometer (RPK) including that of THAI Smile Airways was 6.9 percent lower than the same month last year – with intercontinental routes 8.3 percent lower and Asia’s routes 5.7 percent lower than the same month last year, while RPK on domestic routes including THAI Smile Airways was 5.1 percent lower than the same month last year. Cabin Factor including that of THAI Smile Airways averaged 75.3 percent which was lower than last year’s average of 78.0 percent.