Rather than worrying about rumours of his imminent dismissal as chief executive of Nok Air, Patee Sarasin says he's preoccupied with turning the loss-ridden budget airline around. "I will stay on as long as needed, though I've never thought I was indispensable at Nok Air," he said. "A successful implementation of the exercise will uplift Nok Air [to profitability] again next year," he said. Nok Air has rolled out a "housecleaning" project to trim all costs and renegotiate contracts with suppliers. Nok Air's China penetration will be a joint effort under THAI Group's expansion, Mr Patee said, expressing surprise at suggestions that Nok Air had declined cooperation with THAI in marketing.

Source: Bangkok Post March 15, 2017 21:22 UTC