Popular Post webfact Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 Thai Airways eyes expansion into food business By The Nation Thai Airways International (THAI) is planning to go into the food business with the aim of generating Bt4.4 billion in revenue to help rehabilitate the company in the fallout of Covid-19. Since the airline is still unable to resume services, its catering business – which provided more than 100,000 meals a day earning between Bt700 million and Bt800 million a month – has been sitting more or less idle. Over the past seven months, THAI has only earned Bt1.9 billion compared to Bt8.9 billion during the same period last year. It has been reported that THAI is in talks with CP All and Inthanin Coffee to deliver food products to more than 20,000 branches of 7-Eleven and 600 Inthanin Cafes. The airline’s catering department has also opened three new Puff and Pie outlets. Initially, Thai Airways had contacted PTT and Bangchak Corporation to assess their interest in the investment and has also sought a Bt100 million bank loan, which has been approved. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30393776 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-08-31 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mavideol Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 no comment 555 555 555 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kadilo Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) For those who are missing Thai Airways cuisine you can now rekindle those fond memories at 7/11 Edited August 31, 2020 by Kadilo 2 1 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, webfact said: Puff and Pie outlets. Magic .. worth a dough as the no flying is dragon on abit ... 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post welovesundaysatspace Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mavideol said: no comment 555 555 555 1 minute ago, Kadilo said: For those who are missing Thai Airways cuisine you can now rekindle those fond memories at 7/11 Doesn’t sound like a stupid idea. And what do you think you get served at 7-11 and gas stations if it doesn’t come from TG? Just a different mass producer of convenience <deleted> that has production cost of a few baht. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 Bit like a Thai cement manufacturer moving into the porridge market ! 4 1 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scorecard Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) Thai's reason for existence (as specifically mandated by Thai gov't dictate / the actions it undertakes to make money is operating an airline to move people and cargo from A to B. If I held any serious policy position in this sad chaos I would be seriously demanding they get back to their core business and focus totally on the core business/their reason for existence. Seems to me that the creditors (who are owed several hundred billion Baht), should be making the same demand, total focus on core business. Edited August 31, 2020 by scorecard 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RotBenz8888 Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 Thai airways omelette two-in-one, if you don't eat it, it can be used as a sponge! 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) Hey you there Thai airways, how about giving me back the 30,000 baht refund on a cancelled trip from back in March before you go start another business using my money please..Turned out by the following article that those gus at TG were rotten and crooks to the core, no surprise there... https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2020/08/30/thai-airways-employee-claimed-419-days-of-overtime-in-a-single-year/ Edited August 31, 2020 by ezzra 4 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kadilo Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, ezzra said: Hey you there Thai airways, how about giving me back the 30,000 baht refund on a cancelled trip from back in March before you go start another business using my money please... “We can offer you only the chicken curry sir as compensation, the beef is finished” Edited August 31, 2020 by Kadilo 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 And has also sought a Bt100 million bank loan, which has been approved and is called the have your cake and eat it ???? 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 I can just see the new logo........ "Smooth As Somtam" 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Airline food outside First and Business class generally only gets eaten because it's a long flight and there's no FoodPanda available. Bringing that food to ground level could face some stiff competition from places that actually make food edible. I just can't wait to see their wonderful bread-lookalike buns available at local 7-11... Actually wonder if they'll bring their vegetarian offering to convenience stores. As for some menus it's already there. Chose fruit platter on TG from HKG to BKK and got 2 bananas... Wonder how TG bananas would compete with Dole bananas... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Grumpy John Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 The wife and I flew to Australia on Thai a few years ago and I commented that this was the best airline food I had ever eaten. On the return leg the food was terrible and neither of us could eat it. I commented it would be great if there was a 7/11 on board. Well I guess it could be considered ironic that the 2 are working together now! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jvs Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 After all of the corruption and money dissapering i have to wonder,will they ever fly again? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 10 minutes ago, Grumpy John said: I commented it would be great if there was a 7/11 on board. If there was you'd get the smell of those hot dogs on the grill permeating the plane, just like in the stores. Turns my stomach. Terrible when you have to wait on line at the counter and stand right near the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katipo Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 "Thai Puff & Pie" airways has a nice ring to it. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Will this economy class food or Business /First class catering?? If it is business/first catering, who will prepare the dish in a 7/11?? If it is economy I thought , this was already sold in 7/11 stores, my bad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadilo Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Thai Airways food “Smooth as silk........next to the milk” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Canuck1966 Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, welovesundaysatspace said: Doesn’t sound like a stupid idea. And what do you think you get served at 7-11 and gas stations if it doesn’t come from TG? Just a different mass producer of convenience <deleted> that has production cost of a few baht. The ultimate Thai apologist strikes again 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetphet Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Wonder if staff will get free meals in 7-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 31 minutes ago, Katipo said: "Thai Puff & Pie" airways has a nice ring to it. ???? Reminds me of sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 They got hungry military regime and elite to feed at the trough. Better make some food now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Just resolve existing issues & get ready to fly again (if you are going to) In other words, don't give up your day job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Rodriguez Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 they RAN their main business into the ground so they probably will do even worse in a business model that seeks profits... those 100.000 meals, people had the choice of NOT eating or eating what you paid for, on a plane, big difference if you want to make something people actually want to eat & pay for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Kadilo said: “We can offer you only the chicken curry sir as compensation, the beef is finished” Perhaps similar to taking a business class evening flight, after take off they start to serve drinks, I'm the first passenger they serve. I ask for a gin and tonic. Response: 'Gin and tonic finished today, what beer do you want'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welovesundaysatspace Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 57 minutes ago, Canuck1966 said: The ultimate Thai apologist strikes again Whatever a “Thai apologist” is — since you didn’t have any counter-arguments, I may assume you agree to my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusticeGB Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 I avoid flying Thai Air precisely because their food is amongst the worst of all airlines. Good luck to them in selling worse food at higher prices than KFC and McDonalds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fangless Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Grumpy John said: The wife and I flew to Australia on Thai a few years ago and I commented that this was the best airline food I had ever eaten. On the return leg the food was terrible and neither of us could eat it. I commented it would be great if there was a 7/11 on board. Well I guess it could be considered ironic that the 2 are working together now! You do of course realize that on the outbound leg to OZ the food was prepared in Thailand and the inbound leg to Thailand the food was prepared in OZ! ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry55 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Not quite the news I expected to read after the other news paper reporting about corruption found in Thai Air but well this is sponsored by The Nation after all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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