BANGKOK, 30 June 2011 (NNT) – The Airport of Thailand Plc (AOT) is preparing to increase the Passenger Service Charge (PSC) due to higher operating cost that the AOT is shouldering and the investment it has recently made. AOT Senior Executive Vice President for Business Development and Marketing Nitinai Sirismatthakarn said the PSC on international […]
BANGKOK, 28 June 2011 (NNT) – Thai Airways International (THAI) is set to operate its new route from Bangkok to Brussels, Belgium from 17 November onwards while customers can start making their reservations on 1 July. THAI’s Executive Vice President for Commercial Affairs Pandit Chanapai announced that the national flag carrier would launch its Bangkok-Brussels […]
BANGKOK, 22 June 2011 (NNT)-Airport of Thailand (AOT) Director Mr. Theerapol Noprampa has proposed to increase the service capacity at Suvarnabhumi Airport to accommodate the growing number of passengers. Mr. Theerapol said according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), it is possible to increase the services within the airport. More passenger terminals are expected […]
Troops in South Korea attacked a passenger jet Saturday after mistaking it for a North Korean aircraft. The Asiana Airlines plane was out of range and escaped undamaged; the 119 on board were unharmed. Soldiers fired 99 rounds, including two blanks, from their K2 rifles at the Airbus A321 as it approached Incheon International Airport […]
PHUKET: — A disruption of flights between Australia and Phuket as well as Bali on Strategic Airlines has left passengers on the island wondering what to do next. Citing technical delays the airline has announced a new flight today for yesterday’s cancellations, but the time is to be announced. About 220 passengers to Brisbane are […]
An Indian national has been detained by Thai customs officials for allegedly smuggling 20 kg of ketamine, a party drug, worth at least USD two million. The man, identified as Khadher Mohideen Sherif Khaja Mohhdeen, was arrested on arrival at Thai capital’s Suvarnabhumi Airport with the banned substance, customs officials said. Mohideen, 44, flew in […]
BANGKOK, 15 June 2011 (NNT) – Thai Airways President Piyasvasti Amranand has announced a plan to establish a low cost airline, a sister brand to the Thai Airways, under the business expansion plan. The sister airline, which has been named Thai Wings, will come under the management of Thai Airways. However, it will use the […]
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, […]
