BANGKOK, Oct 6 -The first of Thai Airways International (THAI)’s Airbus A380-800 jetliners inaugurated the first commercial services on Saturday with a flight to Hong Kong. Transport Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan has presided over the ceremony with the inaugural flight TG 600 Bangkok-Hong Kong. He said passengers have given good response to the new aircraft as […]
Thai Airways International (THAI)’s board of directors Friday agreed to extend the age limit for female flight attendants hired under outsourcing contracts to 60 years from 45 years. Thai Airways will consider the performance of each outsource employee annually before offering a new contract. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, 18 August 2012 (NNT) – The Transport Ministry has affirmed that Bangkok Don Mueang Airport will be ready for full commercial operation again at the beginning of October, as planned. Transport Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan said on Friday that 14 airlines and aviation-related agencies, including Airports of Thailand PLC (AOT), Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Ltd, […]
Hanoi, August 1 (VNA) – Vietnam Airlines has said it has cancelled four flights between Hanoi and Taipei, and Ho Chi Minh City and Taipei as of July 31 due to tropical storm Saola. The airline also said it is likely to cancel six additional flights to Taipei on August 1-2. About 1,600 passengers who […]
BANGKOK, 1 August 2012 (NNT) – The Airports of Thailand (AoT) has revealed that the repair work on the eastern runway of Suvarnabhumi Airport is now completed, which is said to be 10 days earlier than expected. According to AoT President Flying Officer Anirut Thanomkulbutra, the East Runway was closed due to sinkholes and scheduled […]
BANGKOK, July 24 – Typhoon Vicente strongly lashed Hong Kong Monday night delaying two morning flights of Thai Airways (THAI) from Hong Kong on Tuesday. The two delayed passenger flights were the Hong Kong-Bangkok TG 603 flight and the Hong Kong-Phuket TG 609 flight, Samat Poom-on, director of THAI’s Crisis Management and Operations Centre (CMOC), […]
BANGKOK, July 23 – Thai AirAsia’s ticket reservation system will be suspended temporarily July 27-29 due to the company’s changing its data base system, following its operations base move to Don Mueang Airport. The airline will start operating at Don Mueang on Oct 1. The online ticketing system of flights from and to its Bangkok […]
Flight congestion at Suvarnabhumi Airport will ease after the eastern runway returned to service at 11am yesterday for all types of planes except A380 super jumbos. Anirut Thanomkulbutra, president of Airports of Thailand, said the repaving of the 870-metre northern tarmac of the eastern runway from Sections B6-B3 has been completed. Read more: The Nation
