Etihad Airways Appoints New GM for Thailand

Etihad Airways has appointed Mr Dimitrios Karagkioules as General Manager for Thailand.

Mr Karagkioules, who has more than 20 years of airline experience, takes up the Bangkok-based role after five years in Athens as Etihad Airways General Manager for Greece.

Prior to joining Etihad Airways, Mr Karagkioules held a number of Athens-based sales and marketing management roles at Continental Airlines and Delta Airlines.

Peter Baumgartner, Chief Commercial Officer of Etihad Airways, said, “We are delighted to welcome Dimitrios to the Asia Pacific management team and wish him success in the new role. As General Manager for Thailand he will have significant responsibility for the performance of the Bangkok route – the busiest in the global network – and for our second Thai gateway, Phuket.”

Mr Karagkioules reports to Craig Thomas who is Etihad Airways Vice President for Asia Pacific North and the Indian Sub-continent, and also based in Bangkok.

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