Thai Airways has announced plans to acquire 37 new aircraft over the next six years at a cost of £2.4bn. The airline will buy six Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and five A320-200s for delivery from 2014 and four A350-900s for delivery from 2016. It will lease a further 22 aircraft. Read more: Travelmole.com
Flight attendants of Thai Airways stage a protest against the company’s plan to cut operational costs by reducing the number of cabin crew on aircraft. Meanwhile, the airline’s labor union denies any involvement in the protest. Over 100 cabin crew members of national carrier Thai Airways International, led by Thai Crew Club chairman Jirayuth Phuchongkasamut, […]
BANGKOK, 30 May 2011 (NNT)-Thai Airways will invest in a major overhaul to improve a fleet of 12 Boeing 747-400 planes. The first batch is expected to be completed on 27 May 2011 while the other half will be done within next year. According to Dr. Piyasawat Amaranand, President of Thai Airways International PCL, there […]
BANGKOK, May 20 – Thailand’s national flag carrier Thai Airways International (THAI) will launch its own low-cost airline in April next year, according to THAI board of director’s chairman Ampon Kittiampon. The chairman make the announcement after a board meeting had agreed to set up the new business unit. THAI’s board of directors has the […]
BANGKOK, 29 April 2011 (NNT) – Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) is planning to elevate the standard of Phuket International Airport to accommodate the rising number of passengers. According to the statistics during the first six months of the 2011 fiscal year, or from October 2010 to March 2011, the number of travelers at Phuket […]
BANGKOK, 19 April 2011 (NNT) – Thai Airways International (THAI) is now recruiting 468 new flight attendants, both male and female, prompting more than 4,000 applicants on the first day of recruitment. According to THAI Executive Vice President for Operations Department Squadron Leader Asdavut Watanangura, the positions include 178 stewards and 290 stewardesses. This is […]
Some 34 prospective overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were barred from going to Thailand after the Bureau of Immigration (BI) found out they were only posing as business travelers. The passengers were prevented from boarding a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight to Bangkok after intense questioning by immigration officers forced them to confess that they were OFWs […]
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, 6 April 2011 (NNT) – Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport has resumed its services in the wake of the recent flood while damages on the facilities are being evaluated. Director of Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport Nisit Sombat announced that the provincial airport had been back in operation after it was forced to close […]
