Thailand had 7.4 million scheduled airline seats in October, down 1.7% year-on-year, trailing Indonesia, which recorded 10.9 million, up 4.7%.
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Passengers queue at counters inside Terminal 1 of Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 19, 2026. Photo by Reuters |
Vietnam ranked third with 6.5 million scheduled seats, up 10.6% year on year.
Airline capacity declined in Malaysia, the Philippines and Cambodia, which recorded 470,200, 170,300 and 50,600 fewer seats, respectively.
Overall capacity in the Southeast Asian market increased by 1.2% compared to October last year to 50.9 million seats.
AirAsia is Southeast Asia’s busiest airline in October, with 2.5 million seats, despite a 15% reduction. Vietnam Airlines ranked second with 2.35 million seats, up 9.7%.
In late September and early October, Thailand’s aviation industry faced major disruptions following historic folloding in Bangkok.
Thai Airways, the country’s flag carrier and largest airline, canceled a series of domestic and international flights due to severe ground-handling staff shortage at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, affecting thousands of passengers. The airline resumed normal operation on Oct. 3.