Thai Airways orders 45 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners – Business Traveller
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Thai Airways orders 45 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners – Business Traveller

Boeing and Thai Airways have announced an order for 45 787-9 Dreamliners as the Star Alliance airline looks to modernise and grow its widebody fleet and international network. Thai Airways already flies two 787-9s and six 787-8s on regional and long-haul services alongside a growing fleet of Airbus A350-900 aircraft and its current 777-300ER fleet…

Asia-Pacific passenger numbers at only 72 per cent of pre-Covid levels – Business Traveller
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Asia-Pacific passenger numbers at only 72 per cent of pre-Covid levels – Business Traveller

Preliminary traffic figures for the full calendar year 2023 released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed robust growth in international passenger demand, underpinned by strong appetite for travel following the removal of the region’s remaining pandemic-related travel restrictions. For the year, the region’s airlines recorded a 161 per cent increase in the…

Thai Airways to return to Western Australia – Business Traveller
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Thai Airways to return to Western Australia – Business Traveller

Star Alliance member Thai Airways (THAI) is planning to recommence its daily service between its Bangkok hub and Perth from 31 March. Thai Airways will operate the route with a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, which has a total of 266 seats configured with 24 business class and 240 economy class seats. On Monday, Wednesday, Friday…

Thai Airways to resume Milan, Oslo services – Business Traveller
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Thai Airways to resume Milan, Oslo services – Business Traveller

From July, Bangkok-based Star Alliance member Thai Airways International (THAI) plans to resume its flights to Milan Malpensa and Oslo Gardermoen, respectively. Starting 1 July, the flag carrier plans to resume daily service between Bangkok and Malpensa with two-class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, while Oslo will see daily service on the airline’s dual-class 777-300ER aircraft….