Giving importance to education, Thai AirAsia has contributed to ensuring that young students are able to travel and acquire new experiences and skills that will provide them a bright future. In 2016, the airline’s “Taking to the Sky” program included “Taking to the Sky U-Tapao”, which saw 50 students from remote areas of Udon Thani and Nong Khai flown to the Royal Thai Marine Corps in Sattahip to board the HTMS Chakri Naruebet on 9-10 January, and “Taking to the Sky: In Father’s Footsteps… Alternative Energy”, a special Don Mueang-Hat Yai flight for M4-6 students and teachers of Rajaprachanukroh Schools in Nan, Phitsanulok and Sakon Nakhon to study biodiesel production at the Alternative Energy from Palm Oil and Oil Crops R&D Center Royal Project at Prince of Songkhla University from 18-20 November