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Thai Airways' Excess Baggage Charge Costs More Than Seat 20091126101608
One unlucky traveler got hit with an excess-baggage charge so outrageous, he may as well have bought his luggage its own seats on the flight
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Thai Airways' Excess Baggage Charge Costs More Than Seat (Time.com) 20091126083223
Time.com - One unlucky traveler got hit with an excess-baggage charge so outrageous, he may as well have bought his luggage its own seats on the flight
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Life is good...on First Class 20091017074345
I have just been on a short trip to try out First Class on Lufthansa and on Thai Airways. I went from Frankfurt to Hong Kong and after enjoying the First Class Terminal for a few hours (see http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=457) I took the flight to Hong Kong. It was great sitting on First Class on the upper deck of the 747. You can read all about it here: http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=470 After a few days in Hong Kong I went back home via Bangkok and it was very nice getting a massage in the lounge (see http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=485 ) before going back home on Thai Airways first class: http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=497 . I hope that this gives you an impression of First Class :-) Get in touch if you have any questions..
Source: Aardvark Travel Forums  

First trip long haul with SAS in Economy: KUL-BKK-CPH-SVG 20090422074342
After a week at work in KL it was time to start the trip back home and I was just getting over the jet lag on the last day there. You can read about my trip going to KUL in SAS business in a separate post. I checked out early from the hotel but as Im a regular at Traders hotel I was allowed to use their facilities throughout the day. But after a glass of wine during happy hour in the afternoon, it was time for me to get on the road. I took a taxi to KL Sentral and from there the KLIA Express train to the airport. If you are flying Emirates or Malaysia Airlines you can actually check in at the train station but as I had a Thai airways flight, I had to drag my suitcase on board the train. If you want to read more about KL feel free to check out my KL trip report on [url]http://gardkarlsen.
Source: Aardvark Travel Forums  

World Business Briefing | Asia: Thailand: Airline Seeks Delay on Airbus Order 20090108191829
Thai Airways International will ask Airbus to delay delivery of six A330 planes because its cash is running low after an eight-day shutdown of the country’s main international airport.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"></span>
Source: NYT > Business   Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

Thai protesters lift airport siege (Reuters) 20081203081501
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081203/ts_nm/us_thailand_protest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081203/2008_12_03t060649_450x290_us_thailand_protest.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=Lid1__IqCVSn4270Y9LbnA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Journalists and airport officials watch the first Thai Airways flight with passengers, arriving from Phuket, land at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport December 3, 2008, after a week long anti-government protest paralyzed air travel. (Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Anti-government protesters lifted their crippling, eight-day blockade of Thailand's main airport on Wednesday, raising the hopes of 230,000 stranded tourists even though there is no end in sight to the wider political crisis.</p><br clear="all"/>
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories   Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Mideast airlines spread their wings while most global carriers struggle 20080803073019
HAMBURG, Germany — As carriers from American Airlines to Thai Airways International respond to high oil prices by shedding jobs, culling routes and grounding aircraft, Middle Eastern carriers are expanding as fast as they can in hopes of redefining their region as the aviation crossroads of the globe.<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/16927/><b>Arkansas Democrat-Gazette</b></a>]
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Thai Airways International to Resume Direct Flights between Tokyo and Phuket 20080709061957
Thai Airways International to Resume Direct Flights between Tokyo and Phuket. <br /> [in <a href="http://www.asiatraveltips.com">ASIA Travel Tips.com</a>]<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/5138/><b>ASIA Travel Tips</b></a>]
Source: NewsIsFree Search:   &copy;1999-2005, NewsKnowledge GMBH.

THAI announces substantial increases in fuel surcharges 20080612070001
Thai Airways International (THAI) has bowed to the inevitable again and is passing on higher costs to travellers in a new round of fuel-surcharge increases. The increases, effective on June 25, are much more hefty than the previous adjustment on April 28 _ as much as 140% on certain international routes _ as jet fuel prices have since skyrocketed.<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/4622/><b>Bangkok Post: Business</b></a>]
Source: NewsIsFree Search:   &copy;1999-2005, NewsKnowledge GMBH.

THAI pressed to set up cargo airline 20080606065736
The government has instructed Thai Airways International to push ahead with its plan to set up a cargo airline to help sharpen the country's logistics competitiveness and ease the impact of high oil prices. Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee said THAI had been asked to set up a subsidiary to operate the new carrier to help increase the speed of exporting Thai-made goods to international markets.<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/4622/><b>Bangkok Post: Business</b></a>]
Source: NewsIsFree Search:   &copy;1999-2005, NewsKnowledge GMBH.

Paper makes way for e-ticketing (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news) 20080605021502
Since June 1, Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways and 228 other member airlines of the International Air Transport Association (Iata) have stopped issuing paper tickets and switched to electronic versions.
Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for Pacific International Airlines   Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Happy Anniversary MD 20080509065431
I flew to Chiang Mai on Thai Airways which was nice and very different from US Air in a good way It was only about a 1 hr flight and I was picked up by the guest househostel worker for a shrt drive to the guest house which is really just a hostel. I did have my own bathroom and AC which was nice since the rest of the place was a fleabag. Once I checked in I got my whig smoked and a massage for<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/14124/><b>TravelBlog</b></a>]
Source: NewsIsFree Search:   &copy;1999-2005, NewsKnowledge GMBH.

Thai Airways to raise fuel surcharge on most flights 20080424065846
Thai Airways International (THAI) has decided to raise its fuel surcharge by an average of 20% on all international flights and 15% on all but one domestic route, effective from Monday. The move comes in parallel with state efforts to curb transport fare increases, focusing on land transport, bringing about an urgent meeting of three ministries _ finance, transport and energy _ today to discuss ways to cut fuel costs.<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/1157/><b>Bangkok Post</b></a>]
Source: NewsIsFree Search:   &copy;1999-2005, NewsKnowledge GMBH.

THAI in market for eight more large jets 20080406070002
Thai Airways International Plc intends to order eight planes that can seat at least 400 passengers as part of a decade-long plan to replace its ageing fleet. The national carrier may add to its existing order for six Airbus A380s or opt for Boeing 747-8s, said vice-president Teeratat Pornpiboon. It will also buy 23 smaller planes, such as 787s or A350s.<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/4622/><b>Bangkok Post: Business</b></a>]
Source: NewsIsFree Search:   &copy;1999-2005, NewsKnowledge GMBH.

THAI may raise fuel surcharges again as oil rises 20080316070049
Skyrocketing oil prices have put Thai Airways International under intense pressure to raise fuel surcharges again soon to make up for higher costs.<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/4622/><b>Bangkok Post: Business</b></a>]
Source: NewsIsFree Search:   &copy;1999-2005, NewsKnowledge GMBH.

Planning a Vacay in Thailand - HELP!!! 20080311071541
How to getin to thailand [b:11f8d9ac26] By plane [/b:11f8d9ac26] Bangkok is one of Asia's largest hubs; practically every airline that flies to Asia also flies to Bangkok, meaning competition is stiff and prices are low. There are also international flights directly to/from Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Ko Samui, Phuket, and Pattaya. The national carrier is the well-regarded THAI Airways, with Bangkok Airways filling in some gaps in the nearby region. Bangkok Airways offers free internet access while you wait for boarding to start at your gate. Many low-cost carriers serve Thailand - see Discount airlines in Asia for an up to date list. For a full at-a-glance list of all Thai-based carriers By road Cambodia - six international border crossings. The highway from Siem Reap and the temples of Angkor via Poipet to Aranyaprathet, once the stuff of nightmares, is now merely bad and can usually be covered in less than 3 hours.
Source: Aardvark Travel Forums  

Thai Airways President: To Review Plans To Lease 14 Boeing 787s 20080310070042
<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/10034/><b>Dow Jones Services via Morningstar</b></a>]
Source: NewsIsFree Search:   &copy;1999-2005, NewsKnowledge GMBH.

Rs 2.5 cr worth ketamine seized from air passenger in Chennai 20080225064551
Mohammed Nasser, a resident of Velachery in the city, was scheduled to board a Bangkok-bound Thai Airways flight in the wee hours laced with 25 kg of ketamine.<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/10209/><b>Times Of India: India</b></a>]
Source: NewsIsFree Search:   &copy;1999-2005, NewsKnowledge GMBH.

Thai Airways International to launch Flights to Koh Samui 20080212062248
Thai Airways International to launch Flights to Koh Samui. <br /> [in <a href="http://www.asiatraveltips.com">ASIA Travel Tips.com</a>]<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/5138/><b>ASIA Travel Tips</b></a>]
Source: NewsIsFree Search:   &copy;1999-2005, NewsKnowledge GMBH.

Thai national carrier opens route to Samui Island 20080211062348
Bangkok - Thai Airways International (THAI) will this week launch twice-daily flights between Bangkok and Samui Island, targeting European tourists making stopovers in the capital, the national carrier announced Monday. The daily flights will start T...<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/32855/><b>The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Travel News</b></a>]
Source: NewsIsFree Search:   &copy;1999-2005, NewsKnowledge GMBH.

THAI wins Halal mark 20080209072434
AVIATION :Thai Airways International has received permission to use the Halal mark for food prepared by its catering facilities at Suvarnabhumi Airport.<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/4622/><b>Bangkok Post: Business</b></a>]
Source: NewsIsFree Search:   &copy;1999-2005, NewsKnowledge GMBH.

THAI jet's front tyre 'falls flat' after landing 20080126072244
A front tyre of a Thai Airways International jet liner, carrying the head of Cambodia's parliament and 30 lawmakers, ''fell flat'' while taxiing after landing at Phnom Penh international airport yesterday morning. None of the 147 passengers and 13 crew on board THAI's A300-600 aircraft on flight TG 696 was hurt in the incident, nor was there any further damage.<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/1157/><b>Bangkok Post</b></a>]
Source: NewsIsFree Search:   &copy;1999-2005, NewsKnowledge GMBH.

Fact and fiction 20080125072413
Re: the Thai Airways International dilemma, this is just another example of why some people are just not fit to watch television. They are not able to separate fact from fiction.<br /> [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/1157/><b>Bangkok Post</b></a>]
Source: NewsIsFree Search:   &copy;1999-2005, NewsKnowledge GMBH.

Thai Soap Opera Receives a Cleanup 20080123191501
Longer skirts and shorter catfights were promised on Tuesday by the producers of a steamy Thai soap opera about airline crews that drew a protest from the Thai Airways International union, The Associated Press reported. At a news conference, executives from the Exact Company, which produces the show, said they were sorry if they had offended anyone and would tone down some of the raciness.
Source: NYT > Arts   Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company

Longer skirts and fewer fights for Thai airline soap (Reuters) 20080123182455
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080122/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_thailand_soap_stewardesses"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080122/i/ra1721522589.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=M1BKArF8p3e8m0w1YPksxQ--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="A Thai Airway staffs shows photographs of selected scenes from the "War of Angels" soap opera at the Culture Ministry in Bangkok January 22, 2008. The producer of a sexy Thai soap opera about young air hostesses promised longer skirts and fewer catfights on Tuesday after real flight attendants complained the show was sexist and should be yanked from the airwaves. The makers of "The War of Angels," which portrays stewardesses fighting for the attention of male pilots at a fictional airline, apologised to staff at national carrier Thai Airways who said the show was demeaning. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The producer of a sexy Thai soap opera about young air hostesses promised longer skirts and fewer catfights on Tuesday after real flight attendants complained the show was sexist and should be yanked from the airwaves.</p><br clear="all"/>
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