Thai Airways Bans Carriage of Shark Fin on Cargo Flights

Thai Airways International has joined the growing number of airlines that now refuse to carry shark fin on their cargo flights.

The policy came into effect earlier this month, and an internal announcement was sent to all Thai Cargo operating stations to comply with the new policy.

Mr. Poonsak Chumchuay, Managing Director of Cargo and Commercial Mail Department, said, “As part of the world community sharing in the great concern for the protection of endangered species and the environment, Thai Airways International has implemented its own official policy to place an embargo on the shipping of shark fin products on Thai.”

Thai Cargo says that for over a year before issuing this official policy it, “avoided the shipping of shark fin on board” its aircraft.