THAI Voted For Best Wine in Business Class, Says Business Traveller’s Survey

The prestigious award encourages THAI to continue its efforts in maximizing customers’ satisfaction and offering the highest standard of services, says THAI’s President Wednesday, 15 August 2001 at the Head Office of Thai Airways International, Mr. Bhisit Kuslasayanon, THAI’s President, received Business Traveller’s “Best Cellars in the Sky Award 2001” from Mr. Nick Perry, Managing Director of Business Traveller magazine.

THAI’s President, Mr. Bhisit Kuslasayanon, stated that Thai Airways International was recently voted top for serving the best wine on board its Executive Class and was awarded 2001 Best Overall Business Traveller’s Cellars in the Sky Award, by Business Traveller’s Magazine.

THAI was also voted top for Best White Wine and ranked among the top five Asia Pacific airlines for serving the best champagne on board. The result of the survey was published in Business Traveller’s Asia/Pacific Magazine July 2001 issue.

The ‘Business Traveller’s Annual Survey of the Best Wines Served’ has been organized for six consecutive years. Over 40 leading international airlines worldwide joined the competition this year. Each airline must present two types of red and white wine, and one type of champagne, all of which must be available on the current on-board wine list. They were sent to committee members and wine testing experts to test and vote.

Points were given out of 20, which were added and averaged to rank all airlines for the Best Cellars in the Sky Awards.

“THAI is proud to receive this prestigious world award. It is the priority that THAI selects the best product and provides the highest standard of services to customers. The award speaks our determination to do so and encourages THAI to continue our efforts to maximize customers’ satisfaction, positioning THAI among one of the world’s leading carriers of this region, “ said Bhisit Kuslasayanon, THAI’s President.