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Airlines encouraged to add planes to push down fares

Thai Airways and Thai VietJet are among the carriers preparing to expand their fleets to meet rising passenger demand. (Bangkok Post File Photo)

Aviation regulators will speed up approvals for airlines seeking to add planes to boost capacity and bring down airfares that have soared in recent months with a rapid recovery in tourism, a government spokesman says.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Ministry of Transport to ensure travellers were not overcharged, spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said in a statement on Saturday.

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