Thai Airways to fly double daily Airbus A350s to Melbourne

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Thai Airways to fly double daily Airbus A350s to Melbourne
BY LARRY BANKS



BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s national airline, Thai Airways, will upgrade both of its daily Melbourne to Bangkok flights to the airline’s new Airbus A350 planes by September.

Business travellers especially will enjoy the benefits with the quiet and comfortable new planes including not only Thai’s new business class seats but also a dine on demand service and free inflight Internet.

Thai Airways president Charamporn Jotikasthira told Australian publication Australian Business Traveller that he aims for both the TG465/466 and TG461/462 flights to move to an Airbus A350 on the same day.

Full story: https://ethailand.com/business-news/thai-airways-airbus-a350-melbourne/2801/

-- eThailand 2016-06-06

[manfredtillmann]

the picture shows an A380

edit: insert photo

this is an A350

Edited June 6, 2016 by manfredtillmann

[KhunBENQ]

"E THAILAND Thailand's leading portal"

Try to find a genuine picture of the Thai Airways A350 !

The planes have not yet been delivered.

On this one,don't search for the engines

Out of the paintshop , April 2016.

Source:

http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airbus-completes-painting-of-thais-first-a350-xwb/

Edited June 6, 2016 by KhunBENQ

[tandor]

the picture shows an A380

edit: insert photo

this is an A350

...obviously a copy from Chatuchak.

[matta330]

I will never get Thai's fleet. They have never heard of fleet rationalization apparently. On one hand, I'm happy they are modernizing with both the 787-8 and the A350, but they still have the odd 747-400, A380-800, A330-300, 777-200/200ER/300/300ER and domestic use A320s (also used for Thai Smile). A couple of 737-400s are still on the books to round out the fleet.

If TG is trying to cut costs, flying every model around does not help matters on the maintenance expense front.

[burgdawg]

...the article goofed a tad. The author meant to convey that ThaiAirways will be upgrading to twin A380 planes for servicing Melbourne. They got the picture right, not the proper NAME of the Airbus model.

Anyone fly in one of these behemoths? Years ago, I took a TG flight to Narita that originated in BKK. The TG ground crew et al spent an additional 1.5-2.0 hours fiddling at the gate. Not a mechanical issue. Not many Tai flight personnel recognize that modern air travel is contingent on speedy service, timely connections. The slow poke approach to lift off meant everyone landing at Narita had a white knuckle connection window in Japan.

Great flight---I realized it was my LAST ThaiAirways flight, ever. The A380 was barely occupied. I flipped up 5 arm rests, laid down and hadda decent snooze.

[chainarong]

I will never get Thai's fleet. They have never heard of fleet rationalization apparently. On one hand, I'm happy they are modernizing with both the 787-8 and the A350, but they still have the odd 747-400, A380-800, A330-300, 777-200/200ER/300/300ER and domestic use A320s (also used for Thai Smile). A couple of 737-400s are still on the books to round out the fleet.

If TG is trying to cut costs, flying every model around does not help matters on the maintenance expense front.-

Qantas carries a few, they are phasing out the 767 with the 787 and have dropped the 747 for the 380, all the rest looks the same with a few 737-400 & 800 , A330 - 300 an the A320 domestic plus a few prop jobs

[matta330]

I will never get Thai's fleet. They have never heard of fleet rationalization apparently. On one hand, I'm happy they are modernizing with both the 787-8 and the A350, but they still have the odd 747-400, A380-800, A330-300, 777-200/200ER/300/300ER and domestic use A320s (also used for Thai Smile). A couple of 737-400s are still on the books to round out the fleet.

If TG is trying to cut costs, flying every model around does not help matters on the maintenance expense front.-

Qantas carries a few, they are phasing out the 767 with the 787 and have dropped the 747 for the 380, all the rest looks the same with a few 737-400 & 800 , A330 - 300 an the A320 domestic plus a few prop jobs

I agree. But QF actually has a reasonably solid business plan.