Bangkok--6 May--Thai Airways
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited announces the introduction of direct flights between Bangkok—Oslo v.v.. THAI will be the first South East Asian Carrier to serve the traveling demand between Norway and Thailand, starting from 15 June 2009 onwards.
ACM Narongsak Sangapong, THAI’s Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretariat, and Acting President said, “THAI will introduce the direct flight operation between Bangkok-Oslo v.v. In a travel award Norwegians voted Thailand as “ The World’s Best Tourist Country 2007”, and the number of Norwegian travelers has increased to more than 14.3 percent of total tourists traveling to Thailand since 2006. Previously, passengers had to stopover in connecting points such as Copenhagen or Stockholm before flying to Thailand. The Bangkok-Oslo flights will add to THAI’s already strong and dedicated service to the Scandinavian market, making Norway the third Scandinavian country on THAI’s global network, in addition to Denmark and Sweden”.
By operating flights on the route Bangkok—Oslo v.v., the company will fulfill the growing demand of passengers and cargo between Scandinavia and Asia. Norway exports salmon and electronic devices using Thailand as a distribution center to Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. As for imports, Norway orders, fresh vegetables and fruits and other products from Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Thailand, with Thailand as the main center before delivery to Norway.
THAI already has a Sales office in Oslo, Norway. In addition, the introduction of new route is also in line with THAI’s Business Turnaround Plan on fleet and route development, to utilize aircraft at maximum capacity.
THAI’s Bangkok - Oslo v.v. operations will utilize A340-500 aircraft, with Royal Silk (Business Class) 60 seats, Premium Economy 42 seats and Economy Class 113 seats. Effective 15 June 2009 onwards, the direct flights will be operating five days per week, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with 11 hours flight time.
Route Flight number Departure time Arrival time
Bangkok - Olso TG954 0035 hrs. 0700 hrs.
Olso-Bangkok TG955 1445 hrs. 0610 hrs.
For more information and reservations, passengers may contact THAI’s offices worldwide or THAI’s Call Center at Tel. (662) 356-1111, 24 hours.