Thai Airways International is a Thailand based airliner and serves as flag carrier and national airline of that country.
Thai Airways is one of the largest airlines offering scheduled flights to nearly 75 destinations around the world.
The main operational hub of Thai Airways is Suvarnabhumi International Airport at Bangkok.
Thai Airways International was adjudicated as the Best Airliner in the world with best cabin crew by Skytrax, an UK based airline rating agency.
In the subsequent year, it got another award for offering “Best First Class Lounge in the World” at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok.
Thai Airways International was established in the year 1960 by Thai Airways Co. (TAC) and Scandinavian Airlines Systems (SAS) jointly.
The operations started in 1960 covering nine international destinations in Asia. During 1972, Thai Airways International started its intercontinental services by offering flights to Australia. In the subsequent years, many European and American destinations were added to its network. In 1988, Thai Airways International and Thai Airways Company were merged to form single entity.
The merger helped in augmenting their resources and in increasing operational capabilities. In 1991, the airline was privatized and the shares were listed in Thailand Stock Exchange (SET).
Thai Airways International connects many cities in India with Far East and other destinations. It offers direct flights from many Indian cities including New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkotta, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Varanasi and Bagdogra.
Thai Airways International is one of the most preferred international airlines in India for traveling to South East Asian countries.
It offers exceptional onboard and ground services coupled with many customer friendly reward programs.
Thai Airways offer regular flights to Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Japan, Cambodia, Laos, South Korea, and Myanmar.
It also connects North America, South America, Europe and Oceana with its hub at Bangkok. Thai Airways International posses a fleet of 90 modern aircrafts manufactured by world are leading vendors. Fleet details at the end of 2009:
Boeing 747-400 = 18
Boeing 777-300 = 6
Boeing 777-200 = 8
Boeing 737-400 = 9
Airbus 340-500 = 4
Airbus 340-600 = 6
Airbus 330-300 = 14
Airbus 300-600 = 17
ATR-72 = 2
