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E’ arrivato all’aeroporto Suvarnabhumi, ad ingrossare la flotta della Bangkok Airways, il primo Airbus A319 cui è stato dato il nome di Hiroshima. La cosa particolare è che è il primo aeromobile della flotta con una configurazione che comprende anche posti di business class. Per introdurre il servizio, che viene denominato Blue Ribbon Club, questo aeromobile a doppia configurazione è diviso in 12 posti di business class e 108 di economy. Con un’autonomia massima di 8 ore di volo, altri quattro aeromobili equipaggiati con posti di business class arriveranno nel corso del 2009. Tutti gli aeromobili con la configurazione di business class serviranno le rotte tra Bangkok e Hiroshima e Fukuoka. Al momento, la flotta di Bangkok Airways è costituita da 17 aeromobili: otto Atr72, tre Boeing 717-200, tre Airbus A320, e tre Airbus A319. La compagnia, in Italia, è rappresentata dal Gsa Spazio, di Roma.

qui la fonte

SUVARNABHUMI: — Angry residents around the Suvarnabhumi International Airport Saturday threatened to disrupt the flights to and from the airport by firing homemade rockets and releasing balloons on February 23.

Somchart Manathamsombat, a leader of the residents, said the people affected by noise pollution at the airport would give the government until February 23 to solve their problems or they would launch the bung fai or Isaan homemade rockets and balloons to disrupt the flights.

Somchart and some 100 representatives of the residents of housing estates around the airport held a press conference to demand the new government to ask the Airports of Thailand Plc to speed up paying affected people compensations.

Somchart said none of the people had received compensations so far.

– The Nation 2008-02-16

taken from http://www.thaivisa.com/

Thai Airways annuncia il lancio del suo primo collegamento Bangkok-Koh Samui a partire dal 15 febbraio 2008. «Si tratta di una tappa di importanza fondamentale nell’ottica di espansione del network Thai Airways - commenta Pandit Chanapai, Thai Airways international executive vice president, commercial department –. Il lancio della nuova rotta risponde pienamente alla nostra strategia di consolidamento del turismo interno in Thailandia, soprattutto tenendo conto del fatto che Koh Samui è tra le mete di punta del Paese. Il nuovo collegamento risulterà congeniale in particolar modo a tutti i passeggeri Thai provenienti dall’Europa in arrivo al Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, e che potranno ora godere della classe e della convenienza Thai Airways per proseguire verso l’isola con ottime connessioni». Il collegamento sarà operato due volte al giorno con B737- 400 configurato con 137 posti in economy class e 12 in Royal Silk Class. Salgono così a quota 12 le rotte domestiche operate dalla compagnia di bandiera, di cui quattro nella Thailandia del Sud. «La perla del Golfo di Thailandia è l’ultima delle molte rotte aperte ultimamente dalla compagnia - dichiarano Stefano Vurchio, direttore commerciale nord Italia, e Armando Muccifora, direttore commerciale centro sud Italia –. Ci aspettiamo un’ulteriore ascesa di Koh Samui come meta privilegiata per la prossima estate anche in virtù del potenziamento di collegamenti reso possibile da Thai Airways, che mette a disposizione un’offerta sempre più completa sulla Thailandia».

tratto da http://www.travelquotidiano.com

Bangkok, Thailand. 12 February 2008. Thai Airways International Public Company Limited today announced it will start commercial flights, for the first time, to the popular southern resort island of Samui.

THAI’s Boeing 737-400 aircraft, capable of carrying 149 passengers (12 on Royal Silk Class / 137 on Economy Class) will start the twice daily service on 15 February, 2008. The schedule will be:

According to Mr. Pandit Chanapai, THAI’s Executive Vice President, Commercial Department, said the new route supports the Thai government’s policy to promote inbound and domestic tourism, particularly to the southern and outer island resorts. THAI expects up to 70 percent of passengers into Samui on its flights to be from overseas. It fits with our policy of “First Flight, Full Flight, Every Flight..

“This is a breakthrough for THAI. Samui is a premier destination. We aim to make the route very competitive by marketing it to tourists from major European cities currently served by THAI connecting through Suvanarbhumi Airport. In addition, THAI’s policy is to expand its network and connections in order to provide seamless travel and convenience for its passengers,” Mr Chanapai said.

Special Royal Orchid Holidays [ROH] packages, including a wide range of packages and products, will be offered to travelers. These include selection of twenty hotels in Samui and two hotels in Pha Ngan plus 11 optional tours to the popular Ang Thong Marine National Park and Koh Tao.

BANGKOK: — Thai Airways International (Thai) will inaugurate daily Bangkok-Samui flights on February 15, according to Chaisak Angkasuwan, director-general of the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA).

Mr. Chaisak said the DCA on Thursday morning met executives of the national flag carrier and Bangkok Airways, a private firm which owns Samui airport.

After the meeting, he told journalists that starting from mid-February, Thai Airways would offer passengers two flights a day from Suvarnabhumi airport to Samui airport.

The opening of the new route is in line with the policy of the Transport Ministry to give more alternatives to passengers.

The airfare is expected to be similar to that currently offered by Bangkok Airways.

The new route is expected to be popular among foreign tourists as they will be able to travel by a direct flight from Suvarnbhumi to Samui’s tourist destinations in the southern province of Surat Thani.

taken from http://www.thaivisa.com