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Thai Airways
(TG)Thai Airways, the national air carrier of Thailand, is one of the founding members of the Star Alliance. The airline operates various intercontinental, regional, and domestic flights from Bangkok, its home base. Initially formed as a joint venture between Scandinavian Airlines System and the Thai Airways Company, the airline became a full fledged Thai government venture in 1977.
Website: Updated information on a variety of topics like packages, tickets, airfare, cheap flights, and deals can be availed from the airlines website, www.thaiairways.com. The website is packed with relevant information concerning fares for both direct and indirect flights across the globe.
Address: Head Quarter -89 Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road, Bangkok 10900.
UK -Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, 41 Albermarle Street, London W1S 4BF
Hubs: The Suvarnabhumi International Airport serves as the main hub of Thai Airways, while Chiang Mai and Phuket are the secondary hubs.
Alliances and codeshare partnerships: Being a founding member of Star Alliance, Thai Airways is a part of the alliance. The airline has dozens of codeshare partnerships with a number of airlines scattered across the world. Relevant information concerning earning of miles on codeshare flights may be accessed from the airline’s website.
Major Routes: Thai Airways has a number of direct and indirect flights serving a plethora of destinations across the world. These destinations include South Africa, People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
Frequent Flyer Programme: The frequent flyer programme of Thai Airways is called Royal Orchid Plus. With 26 airlines being part of the oneworld alliance, you can earn your miles by choosing to fly with any of these airliners. Miles can also be accrued by subscribing to the services of the airline’s numerous partner institutions like hotels, car rentals, and credit card companies.
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(TG)Lounges: Thai Airways pampers its patrons with a number of first and business class lounges in different locations around the world. For example, the Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport is home to as many as 8 lounges. First Class passengers have free access to a Spa Lounge complete with sauna and steam room, spa suites, yoga room, gym, as massage facilities. Economy Class passengers who are Star Alliance Gold members can access the business class lounges.
Cabin Classes: Thai Airways lets you choose from 4 cabin classes. These are:
- Royal First Class
- Royal Silk Class
- Premium Economy Class
- Economy Class
In-flight Service and Entertainment: Most of the Thai Airways flights are equipped with the latest Audio Visual On Demand in-flight entertainment system. There are dozens of options like TV programmes, multi lingual movies, news channels, music choices, and interactive games. The service is among the best in the world as hospitality comes naturally to the Thais. In fact, compared to the level of service, the airfare emerges as quite cheap.
Online check-in: Thai Airways offers the facility of online check in up till 24 hours before flight take-off.
Baggage Policy: Royal First Class passengers are entitled to 40 kg of checked baggage, while Royal Executive Class and Economy Class passengers can carry 30 kg and 20 kg respectively. Royal Orchid Plus Gold members get an extra allowance of 20 kg, while Royal Orchid Plus Silver members get 10 kg. Infants without a seat get 10 kg. However, baggage policy is subject to change. For detailed and updated information, the website of the airline must be checked.
Fleet Information: Thai Airways has a huge fleet of 96 aircrafts. The different models are:
- Boeing 747-400
- Boeing 777-300
- Boeing 777-200
- Boeing 777-200
- Boeing 777-200ER
- Boeing 737-400
- Airbus 340-500
- Airbus 340-600
- Airbus 330-300
- Airbus 330-300
- Airbus 300-600
- Airbus 300-600
- Airbus 300-600
- ATR-72
Awards and Accolades: Over the years, Thai Airways has won a long tally of awards. The most recent accolades are:
- Best Intercontinental Airline in the Norwegian Grand Travel Award 2010
- Business Traveller Award 2009 for Best Ground Service and Best Lounges
- Trusted Brands Platinum Award for the Airline category in Thailand 2009
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