As a child growing up in Taiwan, Peter Chang traveled to the market with his mother. For years, much to Chang s bewilderment, his mother always selected the same vendor from a line of identical shops. One day, Chang noticed that after paying, the vendor slipped three green onions into his mother s bag. This weekly exchange would inform Chang s business style for his career in aviation, spanning nearly four decades.

Last year saw overall seat capacity for Thailand's key airlines expand by 5.5%, with strong international growth offsetting a decline in domestic seats.