Thai Is Preparing To Hold Its International Flight Test

THAI is preparing to hold its international flight test

Thai Airways Public Company Limited (THAI) is preparing to hold the international flight tests in Suvarnabhumi Airport on September 22nd. The flights will depart to China and Korea.

Flg. Off. Apinan Sumanaserani (อภินันท์ สุมนะเศรณี), the Thai Airways President, said that this is the first time for THAI to holding its flight test in the night. He said that there will be two roundtrip flights from Suvarnabhumi to China and Korea.

The first flight will take off at 00:35 hours on September 22nd. He said this test is to prepare for the airport’s official opening.

The airplanes, which will be used for operation, are Airbus 330-300 with 305 seats and Airbus 300-600 with 260 seats.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 14 September 2006