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AAT urges state to speed up soft loans

As soft loans for airlines go through the approval process under the Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG), the Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT) is urging the government to help clear the loan conditions as soon as possible.

The emergency situation, which has frozen domestic air travel from July to August, has created a tremendous impact on over 20,000 airline employees.

While news reports have suggested that some airlines started to receive financial aid recently, the AAT wishes to clarify that they still haven’t received soft loans as requested, Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, president of the AAT, said in a statement.

He said airlines have adjusted their business plans and are working closely with related agencies including the Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Bank) which offers support in relation to debt repayment and loans to maintain operations.

However, the soft loan proposal which was submitted to the government is key to help saving jobs amid the prolonged and unpredictable pandemic.

“The AAT insists that there is no further approval on soft loans from the government up to now,” Mr Puttipong said.

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