BANGKOK, 20 Oct 2013 (NNT) – A Bangkok Airways’ domestic flight bound for Lampang took a detour to Chiang Mai on Sunday morning because of unsuitable weather for safe landing. The 70-seat airplane was scheduled to land at Lampang airport at 7.50am but it could not penetrate the massive pressure system, thick fog and clouds. […]
UDON THANI, Oct 6 – A Nok Mini 33-seater aircraft skidded off runway of Udon Thani International Airport today but no casualties were reported. The Nok Mini, operated under budget carrier Nok Air, flight DD 8610 from Chiang Mai to Udon Thani was carrying 31 passengers. The accident scene was 700 metres away from old […]
Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport will be closed for all commercial flights on specific times during October 5-October 9, to accommodate the arrival of many Heads of State to the APEC Summit in the island. All airlines are notified that the airport will be closed on Saturday, 5 October, from 10.00 hrs to 16.00 hrs. […]
BANGKOK, Sept 10 – Repair work on the damaged runway from a Thai Airways International aircraft accident at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport will not be finished until noon tomorrow during which time flight delays are possible, according to a senior executive of the Airports of Thailand (AoT). Sita Divari, chairman of the AoT Board of Directors, […]
A number of 80 flights operating to and from Suvarnabhumi Airport have experienced delays following the accident with Thai Airways International’s aircraft on Sunday night. Sita Divari, chairman of Airports of Thailand which operates the Bangkok airport, said that 35 flights had to circle above the airport, waiting for the landing. They experienced average delays […]
Thai Airways, Thailand’s national carrier, will equip its airplanes with WiFi connections to be used by passengers inflight. The country’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission has signaled to give the green light for WiFi to be operated on international flights, expected to start from September 2013. Read more: investvine.com
BANGKOK, 16 August 2013 (NNT) – Thai Airways International reports an operating loss of 8.4 billion baht for the first half of 2013 and its chance to miss this year’s profit target by 2 billion baht. President and Chief Executive Officer of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited Sorajak Kasemsuwan stated that he had reported […]
BANGKOK, July 15 – Budget carrier AirAsia will start operating its Bangkok-Siem Reap daily direct flight from October onward, its sixth destination in Indochina, said Thai AirAsia CEO Tassapon Bijleveld. The promotion price starting at 79 THB is available for advance booking from July 15-24 for the new route. This year, AirAsia is focusing on […]
