Bangkok--2 Oct--Thai Airways International Thai Airways International Public Company Limited lowers its fuel surcharge on international and domestic flights, effective as of 1 October 2008 onwards. Mr. Pandit Chananpai, THAI’s Executive Vice President, Commercial Department, said that that cheaper fuel surcharge would encourage more inbound traffic. Since 80 % of THAI passengers are from overseas, THAI expects to see increase in number of passengers especially from India, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Korea, which are THAI’s major markets in the region. The fuel surcharge reduction is up to 30% on some routes. Domestic Flights: Fuel surcharge for all domestic flights within Thailand, for air tickets purchased or issued overseas, except Thailand, at USD 24 per sector. International Flights: 1. Fuel surcharge rate of USD 41.00 per sector, on the return route Bangkok-Ho Chi Minh City v.v., Bangkok-Hanoi v.v., Bangkok-Vientiene v.v., Bangkok-Phnom Penh v.v., Bangkok-Penang v.v., Bangkok-Yangon v.v., including the return routes between Hong Kong-Taipei v.v., Dubai-Kuwait v.v., Karachi-Muscat v.v., Chiang Mai-Kunming v.v., and the route between Bodhgaya-Varanasi. 2. Fuel surcharge rate of USD 67.00 per sector, on the return route Bangkok-Singapore v.v., Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur v.v., Bangkok-Hong Kong v.v. 3. Fuel surcharge rate of USD 72.00 per sector, on the return route Bangkok-Kunming v.v., Bangkok-Guangzhou v.v., Bangkok-Dhaka v.v., Bangkok-Kolkata v.v., Bangkok-Brunei v.v., Bangkok-Chittagong v.v., including the route between Taipei-Seoul. 4. Fuel surcharge rate of USD 87.00 per sector, on the return route Bangkok-Bangalore v.v., Bangkok-Hyderabad v.v., Bangkok-Chennai v.v., Bangkok-Bodhgaya v.v., Bangkok-Varanasi v.v., Bangkok-Jakarta v.v., Bangkok-Manila v.v., Bangkok-Chengdu v.v., Bangkok-Colombo v.v., Bangkok-Kathmandu v.v., Bangkok-Xiamen v.v., and Bangkok-Taipei v.v., including the return routes between Manila-Osaka v.v. and Hong Kong-Seoul v.v. 5. Fuel surcharge rate of USD 128.00 per sector, on the return route Bangkok-Perth v.v., Bangkok-Denpasar v.v., Bangkok-Muscat v.v., Bangkok--Islamabad v.v., Bangkok-Delhi v.v., Bangkok-Mumbai v.v., Bangkok-Kuwait v.v., Bangkok-Dubai v.v., Bangkok-Karachi v.v., Bangkok-Lahore v.v., Bangkok-Beijing v.v., Bangkok-Shanghai v.v., including the routes between Perth-Phuket and return route Chennai-Dubai v.v. 6. Fuel surcharge rate of USD 135.00 per sector, on the return route Bangkok-Tokyo v.v., Bangkok-Osaka v.v., Bangkok-Nagoya v.v., Bangkok-Fukuoka v.v., Bangkok-Seoul v.v., and Bangkok-Busan v.v. 7. Fuel surcharge rate of USD 170.00 per sector, on the return route Bangkok-Melbourne v.v., Bangkok-Sydney v.v., and Bangkok-Brisbane v.v. 8. Fuel surcharge rate of USD 195.00 per sector, on the return route Bangkok-Auckland v.v., Bangkok-Munich v.v., Bangkok-Milan v.v., Bangkok-Rome v.v., Bangkok-Athens v.v., Bangkok-Copenhagen v.v., Bangkok-Stockholm v.v., Bangkok-Zurich v.v., Bangkok-Moscow v.v., Bangkok-Johannesburg v.v., Bangkok-Frankfurt v.v. including the route between Osaka-Los Angeles. 9. Fuel surcharge rate of USD 215.00 per sector, on the return route Bangkok-London v.v., Bangkok-Paris v.v., and Bangkok-Madrid v.v. 10. Fuel surcharge rate of USD 266.00 per sector, on the return route Bangkok-Los Angeles v.v. For domestic flights, THAI will collect a fuel surcharge rate of THB 750 per sector, excluding the route Chiang Mai-Mae Hong Son whereby THB 600 will be collected per sector. International Public Relations Department Tel: 02-545-2663/1711/2720/1705