Sustainable development has become main topic in business sector includes aviation industry. Thai Airways has unveiled its new uniform, which blended with recycle material, for female cabin crew last Thursday and expects to launch on 1 January 2024.
The Thai Ruean Ton, the Thai national dress, has been worn by Thai flight attendants for over six decades. The new uniform is made from a blend of traditional Thai silk and fibers derived from recycled materials, specifically PET plastic bottles left on planes. The fabric is made of 30% Thai silk and 70% recycled plastic fibers which is about 54 plastic bottles for one uniform. And the production cost is not significantly increasing.
