Thai Airways

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This article is about the Defunct airline in Thailand.

Thai Airways may refer to the present day airline Thai Airways International.

Thai Airways
IATA TH (Until 1988)	ICAO TAC	Callsign Thai Air
Founded		1960-1988 (merged into Thai Airways International in 1988)
Hubs		Don Mueang International Airport (formerly: Bangkok International Airport)
Fleet size		2 (merged into Thai Airways International in 1988)
Destinations		9
Parent company		Thai Airways Company
Headquarters		Bangkok, Thailand
Key people		N/W
Website: N/A (Defunct airlines)

Thai Airways (Thai: เดินอากาศไทย) was the national domestic air carrier of Thailand. Its main base was Domestic Terminal at Don Mueang International Airport: DMK (formerly: Bangkok International Airport: BKK). In 1988, Thai Airways merged to become Thai Airways International (Thai: การบินไทย).

Contents 1 Code Data 2 History 3 Destinations 4 Worldwide 5 Incidents and accidents 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Code Data

• IATA Code: TH (Until 1988, to merged Thai Airways International, changed code to TG)[1]
• ICAO Code: TAC
• Callsign: Thai Air

[edit] History

The carrier's first flight was on May 1, 1960. Thai started as Thai Airways Company (Thai: เดินอากาศไทย), a joint venture with Scandinavian Airlines System (which initially held a 30% share), along with an international carrier, Thai Airways International (Thai: การบินไทย).

On April 1, 1977, the Thai government bought out the remaining 15% of SAS-owned shares.

On April 1, 1988, the two carriers merged to form the present Thai Airways International. [2]

• It announced plans for a new airline to be named Euarng Luang (Royal Orchid) to operate domestic and regional routes competing with low cost airlines. It is planning to start operations later 2006 within Thailand and to Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.

• On 28 September 2006, Thai Airways relocated their base of operations to the new Suvarnabhumi Airport near Bangkok.

[edit] Destinations

Within Thailand mainly are:

• Bangkok
• Chiang Mai
• Chiang Rai
• Hat Yai
• Khon Kaen
• Phitsanulok
• Phuket
• Surat Thani
• Ubon Ratchathani

[edit] Worldwide

• London
• Los Angeles
• New York
• Sydney
• Milan
• Delhi
• Paris
• Tokyo
• Seoul
• Stockholm

[edit] Incidents and accidents

• April 27, 1980 - a Thai Airways BAe 748 en route from Khon Kaen to Bangkok lost altitude during a thunderstorm and crashed about 8 miles from Don Mueang International Airport (formerly: Bangkok International Airport). All four crew members and 40 of the 49 passengers were killed. [3]
• April 15, 1985 - a Thai Airways Boeing 737-200 hit high ground on Phuket and was destroyed by the impact and subsequent fire. All four passengers and seven crew members were killed. The accident occurred after a failure of both engines was reported. [4]
• August 31, 1987 - a Thai Airways Boeing 737-200 flying from Hat Yai to Phuket crashed into the sea off Phuket. All nine crew members and 74 passengers were killed [5]
• December 11, 1998 – Thai Airways Flight 261, an Airbus A-310, crashed during poor weather near Surat Thani, Thailand. Of the 146 people onboard, 102 were killed.

[edit] See also

• Nok Air (a low-cost carrier of Thai Airways International)
• Thai Airways International

[edit] External links

• History of Thai Airways Company and Thai Airways International
• Thai Airways International
• Airline Codes
• Thai Airways International Passenger Opinions