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THAI's first A380 to fly to European destinations
« on: June 26, 2012, 08:36:47 AM »
THAI Airways first A380 was pulled out of the paint shop in Hamburg yesterday...It will be delivered in 3 months time & fly to European Destinations,,,,,a welcome relief for travellers who have endured the clapped out 747's for such a longtime.

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Re: THAI's first A380 to fly to European destinations
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2012, 09:05:01 AM »
AND as usual THAI lag behind the competition as MAS are putting the A380 onto its Kuala Lumpar -Heathrow service next week!

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Re: THAI's first A380 to fly to European destinations
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2012, 12:59:24 PM »
I have been fortunate enough to fly on a 380 a couple of times, once to New York and once to Japan, both with Air Frane from Paris and I must say I was impressed.

I fly economy and the seats were very comfortable, the plane noise was almost non existant and the turbulence seemded to be a lot less.

Air France make the whole of the bottom deck economy and the whole of the top deck buiness, first class and they allow you to do the tour of the plane if you want.

At both ends it was very quick getting on and geting off.

Great plane

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Re: THAI's first A380 to fly to European destinations
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2012, 07:31:09 PM »
Emirates operate an A380 on their Dubai Bangkok leg (see pic)

Biz and first pax enter via an upper door, so speeding turnaround times. 

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Re: THAI's first A380 to fly to European destinations
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2012, 07:51:36 PM »
THAI Airways first A380 was pulled out of the paint shop in Hamburg yesterday...It will be delivered in 3 months time & fly to European Destinations,,,,,a welcome relief for travellers who have endured the clapped out 747's for such a longtime.
Well done THAI AIRWAYS looking forward to the experience flying Thai silk with the A380.

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Re: THAI's first A380 to fly to European destinations
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2012, 07:18:39 PM »
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Re: THAI's first A380 to fly to European destinations
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Re: THAI's first A380 to fly to European destinations
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2012, 09:15:31 PM »
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For sure this will put THAI AIRWAYS back in contention with the rest of the elite airlines,if not at the top.
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Re: THAI's first A380 to fly to European destinations
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2012, 07:04:23 AM »
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Its now fully painted ,,,,,,,,

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Re: THAI's first A380 to fly to European destinations
« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2012, 07:55:42 AM »
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For sure this will put THAI AIRWAYS back in contention with the rest of the elite airlines,if not at the top.

Thai Airways are indeed near the top of the pile on service. The point is, as pointed out above, that they will never be top until they become a bit more efficient with their forward thinking.

We all like the "mai pen rai" attitude of Thai people in day to day lives but it does not work in business.

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Re: THAI's first A380 to fly to European destinations
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2012, 03:31:00 PM »
A380 six pack

Apparently this shows Thai's 3rd aircraft, Korean Air 6th and Emirates 29/30/31st the remaining fuselage is some arab dudes flying palace!

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Check this out , think I might buy a couple!

http://mails.tejasri.in/2012/02/a380.html
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Re: THAI's first A380 to fly to European destinations
« Reply #11 on: July 15, 2012, 03:58:13 PM »
Thai a/w's 1st completed A380 bananadance

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Re: THAI's first A380 to fly to European destinations
« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2012, 04:56:51 PM »
Thai Airways joins A380 club

As the world's largest passenger jet turns five years old, Thailand's flag carrier gets in on the superjumbo action

Thai Airways' new A380 has a three-class configuration and can carry 507 passengers.

Thai Airways is now the proud owner of its very own A380, becoming the ninth airline to offer flights on the world’s largest passenger aircraft.

Thailand's flag carrier picked up the first of six A380s on order at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France, last weekend.

The airplane will service Bangkok-Hong Kong and Bangkok-Singapore routes from October 6 until the delivery of a second aircraft in December, when it will hit the Bangkok-Frankfurt route. (Bangkok-Singapore A380 flights will be dropped, Bangkok-Hong Kong will continue.)

Early next year, Thai Airways will start flying the Airbus A380 on its Bangkok-Narita route, then Bangkok-Paris in February followed by Osaka, Sydney and London flights later in 2013.

Thai Airways ordered a three-class configuration for its A380s, which can carry 507 passengers.

Royal First Class seats 12 passengers, Royal Silk Class (business) has room for 60 and economy class fits 435.

Unlike several airlines that have ordered private suites for their A380s, the bright, white first-class section on Thai Airways' planes feature only 12 “mini-suites,” a decision airline executives say they based on passenger feedback.

Seats are 26.5 inches wide and recline 180 degrees. First-class passengers also have access to an onboard multi-purpose lounge.

The 60 business class seats on Thai Airways' A380 are staggered with a 1-2-1 layout. The 60 Royal Silk Class staggered seats have a 1-2-1 layout, allowing couples to sit together. They also recline 180 degrees, but are a bit slimmer, with a width of 20 inches.

The 435 economy class seats -- 58 seats on the upper deck, 377 seats below -- have a 32-inch pitch and are 18 inches wide.

All A380 passengers have access to internet, Wi-Fi and mobile phone use.

At a starting price of around US$300 million per plane, the A380 is primarily used to service airlines' most popular routes.

Singapore Airlines was the first to fly the A380, in October of 2007. Emirates and Qantas followed in 2008, Air France in 2009, Lufthansa in 2010 and Korean Air and China Southern in 2011. Malaysia Airlines put its first A380 into service in July 2012. 

Airlines awaiting delivery of A380s are British Airways, Asiana, Etihad, Hong Kong Airlines, Kingfisher, Qatar Airways, Skymark, Transaero and Virgin Atlantic. 

Last month, Singapore Air picked up its nineteenth and final Airbus 380, with news reports saying the airline plans to focus more on regional routes and smaller aircraft in line with decreasing passenger numbers and increasing competition.

Echoing Singapore Air's concerns, Thai Airways has publicly acknowledged that the company's biggest economic threats are from airlines based in the Middle East and regional low-cost carriers.

During a press conference held to mark the delivery of its first A380, Captain Montree Jumrieng, executive vice president of Thai Airways technical team, cited the Gulf carriers' strategy of offering one-stop flights via the Middle East to anywhere in the world as a main source of competition.


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