Thai Airways to be restructured under bankruptcy court

Coronavirus forces decisive action over loss-making national flag carrier

Thai Airways planes are seen at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on April 19. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer

May 19, 2020 15:15 JST

Updated on May 19, 2020 17:28 JST

BANGKOK -- Thailand's government said on Tuesday that loss-making national flag carrier Thai Airways International will undergo a bankruptcy court-supervised restructuring, the latest sign of how the novel coronavirus pandemic has swept through the airline industry.