Thai Airways International | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: Subhajit Sahu
Date: 17/12/2018

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Thai Airways International


00:01:40 1 History
00:01:49 1.1 Beginnings
00:03:35 1.2 1980s and 1990s: merger with Thai Airways Company
00:04:33 1.3 2000s: Airline brand renewal and financial difficulties
00:07:36 1.4 2010s: Fleet renewal and expansion
00:13:22 1.5 Rolls-Royce engine procurement
00:15:00 2 Destinations
00:15:09 2.1 Codeshare agreements
00:15:22 3 Corporate
00:15:31 3.1 Financials
00:17:11 3.2 2018 recovery plan
00:18:56 3.3 Management issues
00:19:31 4 Fleet
00:19:40 4.1 Current fleet
00:19:56 4.2 Remarks
00:20:26 4.3 Fleet development plans
00:23:37 4.4 Fleet History
00:23:46 5 Aircraft maintenance centers
00:24:10 5.1 THAI Technical
00:25:11 6 Hygiene
00:26:15 7 Cabin Services
00:26:25 7.1 Royal First Class (First Class)
00:27:04 7.2 Royal Silk Class (Business Class)
00:28:15 7.3 Economy Class
00:28:54 8 Royal Orchid Plus
00:29:44 9 Accidents and incidents
00:34:00 10 See also



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Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, trading as THAI (SET: THAI, Thai: บริษัท การบินไทย จำกัด (มหาชน)) is the flag carrier airline of Thailand. Formed in 1988, the airline has its corporate headquarters in Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chatuchak District, Bangkok, and primarily operates from Suvarnabhumi Airport. THAI is a founding member of the Star Alliance. The airline is the second-largest shareholder of the low-cost carrier Nok Air with a 21.80 per cent stake, and it launched a regional carrier under the name Thai Smile in the middle of 2012 using new Airbus A320 aircraft.From its hub at Suvarnabhumi Airport and secondary hub at Phuket International Airport, THAI (including subsidiaries) flies to 84 destinations in 37 countries, using a fleet of over 90 aircraft. The airline was once the operator of two of the world's longest non-stop routes between Bangkok and Los Angeles and New York City, but due to high fuel prices, the withdrawal of aircraft, luggage weight limits and rising airfares, the airline abandoned all non-stop US services in 2012 indefinitely. As of 2013, services between Bangkok and Los Angeles were served via Incheon International Airport near Seoul, however, it ended its service to the US on 25 October 2015. THAI's route network is dominated by flights to Europe, East Asia, and South/Southwest Asia, though the airline serves five cities in Oceania. THAI was the first Asia-Pacific airline to serve London Heathrow Airport. Among Asia-Pacific carriers, THAI has one of the largest passenger operations in Europe.