Thai Airways International increases flights for Summer Timetable 2004

Thai Airways International is adding three new destinations as well as rerouting and increasing flights for the new summer timetable starting 28 March – 30 October 2004. The new destinations are Milan in Italy, Jihong (Xixongpanna) in China, and Bangalore in India.

Mr. Kanok Abhiradee, THAI’s President, said that the new changes are in line with the expansion of the investment market as well as the demand for business and leisure travel.

Frequencies will be increased on the Bangkok-London and Bangkok-Munich routes to cater to the increase in demand. The new summer timetable will run from 28 March to 30 October 2004.

New Destinations

- Bangkok-Milan: two weekly flights on Tuesdays and Fridays, utilizing Boeing 747-400 aircraft (starting 1 May 2004)

- Bangkok-Bangalore: four weekly flights on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, utilizing Airbus 300-600 aircraft (starting 29 March 2004)

- Bangkok-Jihong (Xixongpanna): two weekly flights on Wednesdays and Fridays utilizing ATR 72 aircraft (starting on 31 March 2004)

New Routes

- Bangkok-Bahrain-Kuwait: three weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays utilizing Airbus 300-600 aircraft.

Increased Frequencies

- Bangkok-London: with one additional day flight bringing the total to 6 weekly flights, utilizing Boeing 747-400 aircraft. THAI also operates 7 weekly night flights, bringing the total number to 13 weekly flights (starting 1 May 2004).

- Bangkok-Munich: with one additional flight utilizing Boeing 747-400 aircraft bringing the total number to 6 weekly flights (starting 1 May 2004)