( Bangkok, Thailand, 17th Sept 2020 ) The Thai Airways company, which has entered a period of business recovery, has been struggling recently, but the employees are very open. They set up a stall in front of the ticket office on Silom Road in Bangkok to sell breakfast fritters and soy milk, along with other breakfast foods. , In order to reduce the overhead burden of the office, and to preserve the strength awaiting revival.
The Thai media revealed that the Thai Airways ticket office set up on Silom Road in Bangkok’s commercial downtown area has recently taken advantage of its location to set up a stall in front of the office every Monday to Friday to sell breakfast, and even set up a fryer in front of the company office , Specializes in selling fresh fried dough sticks and soy milk and other early foods in the morning. The staff canteen of the office has also been converted into a restaurant, with the "Thai Airways Delicious" sign, inviting citizens to taste Thai Airways Chinese restaurants without flying.
It is reported that the airline food company under the Thai Airways Group has a strong team of chefs, and the airline food sold is regarded as one of the most delicious and exquisite airline meals in the world. It generates 8.9 billion baht (about 1.18 billion ringgits) in revenue for Thai Airways every year. . However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been almost no international flights for half a year, making many chefs and sophisticated aviation cooking equipment useless. In addition, Thai Airways has suffered serious losses for many years. It has recently been approved by the Central Bankruptcy Court to enter the business recovery plan, which means it is on the verge of bankruptcy. situation.
Faced with serious difficulties, Thai Airways is not willing to be decadent. The employees save themselves in various ways. The ticket office in Silom has no ticket sales for a while, and the employees temporarily diverted to become restaurant employees. They also learned the mode of stalling and doing business every day. There is a food sales table set up in front of the office. Thai Airways food itself is widely recognized for its deliciousness. It is also opened in the busy CBD area of Bangkok, and its daily sales are outstanding.
The person in charge of Thai Airways revealed that after only 3-4 days after the opening of restaurants and selling breakfast food stalls in various offices, the income reached 3 to 4 million baht (about 400 to 530,000 ringgits). Therefore, they decided to expand the scale. It is sold 3-4 days a week, increasing to 5 consecutive days from Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 2 pm.
In addition, the business model of Thai Airways Restaurant will also be extended to all offices in Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Krabi and other provinces, and the project will be fully supported by employees.
Source: Thailand World Journal
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