THAI Leases Three Boeing 777-300ER Aircraft from Jet Airways

Wednesday 02 June 2010 12:00
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited will receive delivery of three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft leased from Jet Airways and enter THAI’s summer traffic program as of 1 June 2010 onwards.

Mr. Piyasvasti Amranand, THAI’s President, said that the three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft would be flown on daily flights on the roundtrip route Bangkok-Charles de Gaulle (Paris) and Bangkok-Narita (Tokyo) as well as regional routes within Asia. Flights to Paris and Tokyo are highly popular with passengers, whereby THAI will be able to serve even more passengers traveling on these routes with the Boeing 777-300ER.

THAI will utilize the Boeing 777-300ER to operate flight TG676/TG677 on a daily basis on the roundtrip route Bangkok-Tokyo (Narita), as of 9 June 2010.

The Boeing 777-300ER will also be utilized to operate flight TG930/TG931 seven flights per week on the roundtrip route Bangkok- Paris (Charles de Gaulle), effective 16 June 2010.

Additional flights TG932/TG933 will be operated on the roundtrip route Bangkok-Paris (Charles de Gaulle) at three flights per week utilizing the Boeing 777-300ER, as of 16 July 2010 flight. This will increase the seven flights being flown currently to a total of 10 flights per week on the Bangkok-Charles de Gaulle (Paris) v.v. route.

There are a total of 312 seats equipped on the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft: eight Royal First Class seats, 30 Royal Silk Class seats, and 274 Economy Class seats.

Flights utilizing Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and their flight schedules are as follows:

Flight Route Departure-Arrival Operating Days Period

TG676 Bangkok-Tokyo 0735-1545 Daily 9JUN10 onwards

TG677 Tokyo-Bangkok 1655-2125 Daily 9JUN10 onwards

TG930 Bangkok-Paris 0005-0705 Daily 16JUN10 onwards

TG931 Paris-Bangkok 1340-0555 +1 Daily 16JUN10 onwards

(next day arrival)

TG932 Bangkok-Paris 1130-1830 Wed., Fri., Sun. 16JUL10 onwards

TG933 Paris-Bangkok 2030-1245 +1 Wed., Fri., Sun. 16JUL10 onwards

(next day arrival)