Bangkok--23 Jun--Thai Airways
Today (June 23, 2006), Mr. Vasing Kittikul, Executive Vice President, Commercial Department of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited and Mr. Gu Jiadan, Senior Vice President, Shanghai Airlines Company Limited, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for their commercial cooperation. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Mr. Wanchai Sarathulthat, THAI’s Chairman, Mr. Pridi Boonsue, THAI’s Vice President, Marketing Development & Support, Mr. Zhou Chi, Chairman of Shanghai Airlines Company Limited and Ms. Zhou Xiaoe, Senior Vice President of Shanghai Airlines Company Limited.
Mr. Vasing Kittikul, THAI’s Executive Vice President, Commercial Department, said that the MOU signing between THAI and Shanghai Airlines aims to increase more travel convenience for the airlines’ passengers. The Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) also expands flying network between the two airlines providing passengers with fast and easy services such as through check-in, frequent flyer program, less connecting flight time, and special privileged lounge services for the passengers of the two airlines at any airport worldwide. In addition, the agreement develops commercial cooperation and supports increased tourism industry demand for Thailand and the People’s Republic of China.
THAI and Shanghai Airlines support each other for their code share flights on the route Thailand — China v.v. and points beyond increasing the competitiveness among other airlines in the region. THAI will have more operating domestic points in the People’s Republic of China while Shanghai Airlines will fly to many THAI’s operating domestic destinations in Thailand.
Mr. Gu Jiadan, Senior Vice President, Shanghai Airlines, said that "This agreement between Shanghai Airlines and THAI, our strong and growing commitment to customers on both sides of the Asia Pacific. We are pleased to work closely with our partners at THAI, to extend our route network from China to Thailand, while providing the traveling public of the PRC with more accesses to Thailand. With the growth of our cooperation we are expecting that both of our customers will be able to purchase one ticket and check in just once, from China or Thailand, for an entire trans-Asia Pacific journey. “
About THAI
For more information and for flight reservations, customers may contact THAI’s Reservation Office at Tel. +662 628 2000 and +662 280 0060, 24 hours a day and click on THAI’s website at http://www.thaiairways.com .
THAI, the founding member of Star Alliance network, is one of the leading international airlines in the Asia Pacific region operating to 74 destinations in 36 countries worldwide.
Currently, THAI operates six destinations in the People’s Republic of China namely; Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Xiamen and Kunming with flight schedule as follows:
Routes Frequency
Shanghai — Bangkok v.v. 2 Daily flights
Beijing — Bangkok v.v. 10 Weekly flights
(double daily flights on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday)
Xiamen — Bangkok v.v. 3 Weekly flights
(Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday)
Chengdu — Bangkok v.v. 3 Weekly flights
(Wednesday, Friday and Sunday)
Guangzhou — Bangkok v.v. 12 Weekly flights
(double daily flights on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday)
Kunming — Bangkok v.v. Daily flights
About Shanghai Airlines
Shanghai Airlines Company Limited is based in Shanghai and was established in 1985. The carrier serves more than 60 cities from its Shanghai hub including Beijing, Guangzhou, Kunming, Shenzhen and Xi'an, with its Boeing fleet of B-757-200s, B-767-300s and B-737-700s. In 2003, Shanghai Airlines earned the Gold Eagle Cup, China's top award for safety. The Shanghai Airlines Company Limited Group has grown into a large enterprise group with air transport as its major business, complemented by passenger and cargo sales agency, tourism, hotel, trading, advertising and property.
Recently, Shanghai Airlines Company Limited passenger flights depart from Pudong International Airport in Shanghai too Phuket, which has 2 flights weekly. Shanghai Airlines Company Limited also operates cargo service from Shanghai to Bangkok.
For further information, please click on our website: http://www.shanghai-air.com