Originally Posted by
bocastephen
Virtually all low yield tourist traffic with more than enough existing nonstop capacity on Thai from the west coast, and a quick'n'easy one-stops from many other cities via HKG, TPE, SIN, KUL.
BKK (and Thailand) is still a relatively open, tourist friendly, safe and affordable destination compared to its peers in the region. It attracts a diverse set of visitors, both leisure and business.
I don't think it's necessarily low yield, one can say that about MNL, but rather are there other routes a US carrier can fly to and dedicate 2 aircraft that can generate better yields. The environment may be better now given that the Chinese carriers are a bit limited in dumping excess capacity. But I still think BKK is better served via NH/TYO.
Also, there's no US-KUL one-stop since MH no longer flies to US.