Bangkok--9 Aug--Thai Airways International Thai Airways International Public Company Limited’s Royal Orchid Holidays (ROH) introduces exclusive trip to Cape Town Shark Viewing & Whale Watching during 20-25 October 2007. Mr. Teerapol Chotichanapibal, THAI’s Vice President, Sales and Distribution Department, said THAI operated its first flight to Johannesburg in South Africa during its Winter Schedule 2006 on 31 October 2006 with positive numbers of passengers traveling on this route. THAI is the first Thai carrier to operate flights to Africa continent, which completes THAI’s flight operations to all 5 continents being, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and Africa. THAI operates three weekly flights on the route Bangkok — Johannesburg v.v. every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, utilizing Airbus A340-600 aircraft, capable of accommodating 267 seats (8 Royal First Class / 60 Royal Silk Class / 199 Economy Class). THAI’s flight TG 703 departs Bangkok at 00.15 hours and arriving in Johannesburg at 06.25 hours the same day. Flight TG 704 departs Johannesburg at 13.35 hours and arriving in Bangkok the day after at 06.00 hours. THAI’s policy is to expand its network to cover all continents and regions in order to provide seamless travel and convenience for its passengers around the world. Special Royal Orchid Holidays packages will be offered to travelers who wish to visit South Africa, a destination to explore with many tourist attractions, including natural resources and nature tourism opportunities. During 20-25 October 2007, THAI will organize an exclusive trip of 6 days/5nights package to South Africa in order to visit Cape Town including shark viewing & whale watching. The programme will be guided by Khun Duangdao Suwunarungsi, a well known photographer and Dr. Thon Thamrongnawasawat, academic and marine biologist. The trip includes visits to Table Mountain, Signal Hill and Cape of Good Hope as well as wine tasting and viewing penguins and ostriches. Moreover the most experiencing program is Shark viewing and whale watching (White Shark and Southern Right Whale). For more information and flight reservations, passengers may contact THAI’s Royal Orchid Holidays at tel. 0-2288-7152-3 or 0-2628-2456-7. No entrance visa are required for Thai citizens visiting for less than 30 days.