THAI Announces Summer Schedule 2010

THAI Announces Summer Schedule 2010
 

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited announced its flight schedules for the Summer Schedule 2010, effective 28 March –  30 October 2010.

Mr. Piyasvasti Amranand, THAI President, said that in the Summer Schedule 2010, THAI adjusted its schedules to reflect a shift to serve higher demand routes.  During this summer schedule, THAI will resume flights on the route Bangkok-Johannesburg v.v. at four flights per week as of 16 May 2010 onwards, while daily service between Bangkok-Los Angeles v.v. will be maintained. 

Flights routed Bangkok-Oslo v.v. will be reduced from daily service to five flights per week, while service between Bangkok-Moscow v.v. will be reduced from four to three flights per week.

On regional routes, flights between Bangkok-Penang v.v. will increase from five flights per week to daily flights.  THAI will operate direct flights to Hong Kong-Phuket v.v. instead of Hong Kong-Phuket-Bangkok, utilizing Airbus A330-300 aircraft, at three flights per week on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.  THAI will suspend flights between Hong Kong-Taipei v.v. but will continue to operate daily flights to Bangkok-Hong Kong v.v., utilizing Boeing 747-400 aircraft.  THAI will suspend flights between Manila-Osaka v.v. but will continue to operate daily flights to Bangkok-Manila v.v., utilizing Boeing 777-200 aircraft.

Daily flights will be operated on the route Bangkok-Kathmandu v.v., utilizing Boeing 777-200 aircraft, as two flights were suspended.  During the summer schedule only, the route Bangkok-Gaya-Varanasi-Bangkok will be temporarily suspended and will resume in the winter program when the weather is more agreeable for Buddhist pilgrimage travelers.  Services on the route Bangkok-Kuwait v.v. will be suspended.Frequencies on the route Bangkok-Busan v.v. will be reduced from four to three flights per week. 


As for domestic flights, THAI will transfer its flights to Phitsanulok, Ubon Ratchathani, and Mae Hong Son to Nok Air, its low-fare budget carrier, while the same flight frequencies normally served will be maintained. Effective 1 March 2010.  Nok Air will operate two roundtrip flights per day routed Don Mueang Airport-Phitsanulok. Nok Air will operate and two roundtrip flights per day routed Chiang Mai-Mae Hong Son. THAI will continue to operate one roundtrip flight per day on the route Bangkok-Ubon Ratchathani from Suvarnabhumi Airport, while Nok Air will operate two roundtrip flights per day on the route Don Mueang Airport-Ubon Ratchathani.   

For more information on THAI’s flight schedule and reservations, passengers may go to www.thaiairways.com or call THAI’s 24-hour Contact Center at Tel. 0-2356-1111.