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Thai International Airways (THAI) boosted its fleet with two newly blessed Airbus A350-900 aircraft designed for the modern traveller. The up-to-date design boasts private video touch screens on every seat.

 

The Reverend Maha Ratchamongkol Muni, the assistant abbot of Wat Traimit Wittayaram, yesterday, August 9, presided over a blessing ceremony.

 

These two latest additions to the portfolio of Thai Airways Company Limited were the Airbus A350-900 aircraft, christened Phuket and “Petchaburi. The event was attended by Prachai Teerawattanasuk, the recovery plan administrator, Chaiy Eiamsiri, the executive director, management division and other employees.

 

The ceremony was held at THAI’s aircraft maintenance hangar at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.

 

Both Airbus A350-900 aircraft were designed to be contemporary, capable of carrying 334 passengers and divided into two classes. Business class has 33 seats and economy class accommodates 301 passengers.

 

The business class was specially designed for comfort with a pitch (the distance between rows of seats) of 44 inches, 180-degree flat-bed seats and unobstructed ingress-egress.

 

By Nattapong Westwood

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Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-airways-enhances-fleet-with-airbus-a350-900s-offering-modern-comforts-for-334-customers

 

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Passengers want free fast wi-fi in the sky so they can use there own personal devices not some unhygienic touch screen. 

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  On 8/10/2023 at 11:00 AM, circa02 said:

Find a positive? wouldn't be fighting over the armrest at least, all those germs from someone else's skin..

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He would need to fly with his hands behind his head or on his lap!

How would he get the food tray down?

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No mention at all that the most important thing by far in these aircraft is the completely modernized design and electronic systems that are like a revolution compared to earlier models from a pilot's point of view. Touch screens are just a minor detail.

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  On 8/10/2023 at 9:44 AM, rbkk said:

Passengers want free fast wi-fi in the sky so they can use there own personal devices not some unhygienic touch screen. 

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I'm sure Airbus are aware of passenger needs.

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Interesting why THAI bought more two-engined wide-bodied planes. Pre-pandemic, the airline had a fleet of 15 A330-300s with an average age of 11 years with some of these being very young aircraft. Not sure what's going to happen to these aircraft but I don't think think they are operation, nor do they form part of THAI's fleet on the website.

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  On 8/11/2023 at 1:25 AM, thaiowl said:

Interesting why THAI bought more two-engined wide-bodied planes. Pre-pandemic, the airline had a fleet of 15 A330-300s with an average age of 11 years with some of these being very young aircraft. Not sure what's going to happen to these aircraft but I don't think think they are operation, nor do they form part of THAI's fleet on the website.

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They are bringing the A330-300s back into service.

 

https://airwaysmag.com/thai-airways-older-jets/

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  On 8/10/2023 at 10:37 PM, bluejets said:

We'd be happier to see them resume direct flights from Brisbane to Suvarnabhumi rather than having to spend our time and money travelling and staying overnight either in Sydney or Melbourne.

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isn't Air Asia or Scoot flying BKK to Brisbane or Gold coast

 

 

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  On 8/11/2023 at 2:17 AM, steven100 said:
3 hours ago, bluejets said:

We'd be happier to see them resume direct flights from Brisbane to Suvarnabhumi rather than having to spend our time and money travelling and staying overnight either in Sydney or Melbourne.

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  On 8/11/2023 at 2:17 AM, steven100 said:

isn't Air Asia or Scoot flying BKK to Brisbane or Gold coast

 

 

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Scoot plus Singapore Airlines will get you to Brisbane. 

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Not exactly new as both aircraft are almost 4 years old and are from a batch of cancellations. One plane is ex Hainan airways but never carried out commercial flights. Cost per plane is estimated at 110,175,000 US.

 

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One will be packed with Hi-Sos for a junket.

With 330 seats there is plenty room for all the Senate and a few other cronies... just make it a one-way trip!

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  On 8/10/2023 at 9:44 AM, rbkk said:

Passengers want free fast wi-fi in the sky so they can use there own personal devices not some unhygienic touch screen. 

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You can always clean a touch screen. How do you do that with all the other surfaces you touch on your way to that seat?

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