Thai Airways Thai Airways Encyclopedia

1. What airlines currently exist in the "Star Alliance"? 2. Introduction to Thai Airways International 3. So sad! What airlines are there in the "Star Alliance" of Thai Airways' glory days?

Star Alliance has developed rapidly since its establishment. It already has 27 official members, with routes covering 194 countries and 1,329 airports. The current specific members are:

Adria Airways (AdriaAirways

Adria Airways is an airline headquartered in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The airline is the national airline of Slovenia and a regional member of the Star Alliance. Adria The airline mainly operates scheduled flights within Europe and provides charter flights to some cities in Europe and the Middle East. Its hub airport is Ljubljana Jorge Puchnik Airport.

2. Air Canada. (AirCanada

AirCanada (original Chinese translation of Maple Leaf Airlines, referred to as Air Canada) is Canada's national airline, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The parent company is ACEAviation Holdings. ACE Aviation Holdings (ACEAviation Holdings is located in Montreal, founded in 2004, is the parent company of Air Canada, AirCanadaJazz, Air Canada frequent flyer program (Aeroplan) and Air Canada Technical Services. Air Canada shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) (symbol "AC-B.TO" . Air Canada is one of the founding members of the "Star Alliance"

3. Air China

Air China Co., Ltd. (AIRCHINA, referred to as "Air China", Officially established in Beijing in 1988, it is the only civil airline in China that flies the national flag. Air China is the main air transport company controlled by China National Aviation Corporation. Together with China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. and China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., it is collectively known as China Airlines. The three major airlines.

4. Air New Zealand (Air New Zealand) Air New Zealand (Air New Zealand) is New Zealand’s largest airline and a group that operates international and New Zealand domestic air transport services. The company provides air transport services for passengers and cargo within New Zealand and on international routes to Australia, the Southwest Pacific, Asia, North America and the United Kingdom; it also provides aircraft maintenance and ground handling services. Its operating base is located in Auckland, New Zealand. Air New Zealand is a New Zealand airline. The national airline is also a member of the Star Alliance. The company has a brand called New Zealand Regional Airlines, which includes Nelson Air, Eagle Air and Mount Cook Airlines.

5. All Nippon Airways. (ANA

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., usually abbreviated as: All Nippon Airways, All Nippon Airways (ANA is a Japanese airline. The parent company of ANA is the "All Nippon Airways" group. ANA is Asia's largest One of the airlines. All Nippon Airways is a member of the "Star Alliance" airline alliance. As of March 2007, ANA had 22,170 employees. In October 1999, ANA officially joined the Star Alliance. ANA is also one of the world's top 500 companies and a 5-star airline.

6. Asiana Airlines

Asiana Airlines, Inc. was established in 1988. Asiana Airlines joined the International Air Transport Agreement in 2002 and joined the International Air Transport Agreement in 2003. Asiana Airlines became a member of Star Alliance in 2006. Asiana Airlines is South Korea's second largest airline after Korean Air.

The remaining airlines are as follows:

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Lufthansa

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South African Airways

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USAirways

Brazil's TAMA Airlines

Aegean Airlines

Extended information:

Star Alliance was founded in 1997 and is headquartered Located in Frankfurt, Germany, it is the world's first global airline alliance. The English name and logo of Star Alliance represent the five members when it was originally established: Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways International, Air Canada, Lufthansa. (Lufthansa and United Airlines. This unprecedented airline alliance combines route networks, VIP lounges, check-in services, ticketing and other services to enhance customers' travel experience no matter where they are in the world.

Star Alliance has grown rapidly since its establishment, with 28 official members, covering 192 countries and regions and 1,330 airports. The slogan of Star Alliance is "The way the Earth connects."

Star Alliance passenger rights include:

1. Enjoy value-for-money passes and special air tickets, such as round-the-world tickets and Asia-Pacific passes.

2. Enjoy air travel. One-stop service for boarding. When flights are irregular, passengers can enjoy the fastest transfer time.

3. If a passenger’s luggage is mis-transported or missed, it can be retrieved as soon as possible. Passengers can accumulate and redeem mileage points when flying with any airline within the alliance.

4. Star Alliance Gold Card members enjoy priority check-in (use of dedicated check-in counters for check-in procedures, priority airport waiting rights (if no reservation is made before arriving at the airport, priority waiting for seats) , Priority waiting rights (when the flight reservation is full, enjoy priority waiting rights for seats, priority baggage claim (can priority claim baggage within the alliance), increased checked baggage allowance (Gold members can enjoy an additional free checked baggage, flight schedule) Coordination (Star Alliance member airlines coordinate flight arrival and departure times to reduce passenger waiting time.

5. Enjoy more than 990 airport VIP lounges around the world.

Reference: Star Alliance-Baidu Encyclopedia

Introduction to Thai Airways International

Thailand International Airlines

Headquarters: Bangkok, Thailand

Hub: Bangkok International Airport

Key city: Chiang Mai International Airport

Frequent flyer program: Royal Orchid Mileage Program

Alliance: Star Alliance

IATA code: TG

ICAO code: THA

Call sign: Thai

Thai Airways International was founded in In 1951, it initially operated as a joint venture with Scandinavian Airlines. After the Thai government bought the stake in Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways became a Thai government-owned enterprise.

Thailand International is one of the founding members of the Star Alliance. 1.

Sigh! The glory days of Thai Airways

Can this well-known international airline, which is terminally ill and has been admitted to the ICU several times, regain its glory? It touches the hearts of tens of millions of Thai people. After all, Thai Airways once carried the pride and glory of all Thai people!

In Thailand, the classic slogan "Love the king is like heaven" is a household name for women and children. Know. Thai Airways, founded in 1960, has always been the first choice for Thai people to travel. Flying on Thai Airways is not only a symbol of status, but also a unique national pride of Thailand. The Thai Airways stewardess, wearing a purple shirt and smiling together, is everywhere. They are the most beautiful scenery. Their elegance and considerate service have become a "business card" of the country, making Thailand's gentle and charming image world-famous.

In 1960, Thai Airways Co., Ltd. Scandinavian Airlines signed an agreement to jointly form Thai Airways International (known as "Thai Airways"), and made its first flight to Hong Kong on May 1 of that year. In 1977, after the agreement expired, Scandinavian Airlines The airline sold its shares to the Thai Ministry of Finance. In 1994, Thai Airways was successfully listed. In 1997, Thai Airways, Lufthansa, Air Canada, United Airlines and other companies jointly formed the "Star Alliance".

Thai Airways is the first major international airline in Asia to develop a global route network. Its routes cover 32 countries and 62 airports in Europe, North America and Asia. At the beginning of this century, Thai Airways launched a direct route from Bangkok to London. It is also the first airline in Southeast Asia to put Boeing 747 large passenger aircraft into domestic routes. The opened routes include Don Mueang Airport to Chiang Rai Queen Mother Airport, Suvarnabhumi Airport to Chiang Mai Airport, Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket Airport, etc.

In all previous authoritative international airline rankings, Thai Airways ranks among the best and enjoys an international reputation. For example, the 2019 "World's Best Airline Award" released by the British aviation consulting company Skytrax ranked Thai Airways as one of the best airlines in the world. Ranked tenth in the world, behind Singapore Airlines and Garuda Indonesia in Southeast Asia. This award is known as the "Oscar Award" in the airline industry, and Thai Airways' international reputation is evident. At the same time, Thai Airways was also named the "Best Economy Class Airline in 2018".

Few people may know that Thai Airways is one of the few international airlines that has almost strict regulations on the clothing of flight attendants. Thai Airways requires flight attendants to wear purple suits when greeting passengers outside the cabin, but must change into Thai national clothes when serving inside the cabin. In the 2017 list of the world's most beautiful airline stewardesses published by the WorldTopMost website, Thai Airways stewardesses ranked ninth.

However, what is shocking is that under the cover of this beautiful scene, there are consecutive losses. In 2008, Thai Airways began to suffer huge losses, with losses reaching 21.38 billion baht that year. Since then, it has plummeted and gone from bad to worse. The once impressive performance was no longer replaced by a mountain of debt. By 2020, as it enters its 60th year, Thai Airways has suffered a total loss of more than 200 billion baht. Moreover, the sudden COVID-19 epidemic that has ravaged the world has caused the global aviation industry to encounter an uncertain winter. Thai Airways, which had already been stumbling on its left and right sides, could no longer maintain its huge and terminally ill body, and collapsed, its life hanging by a thread.

The Prayuth government initially had the idea of ??continuing to inject capital to keep Thai Airways alive.

However, under the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Thailand’s economy has already been traumatized. If it injects huge sums of money into Thai Airways, it will damage the fundamentals of Thailand’s economy. Moreover, the Prayuth government has made too many enemies. Once the cabinet decides to inject capital into Thai Airways, it will definitely trigger a huge reaction from the opposition. In the end, Prayuth had no choice but to resort to the Central Bankruptcy Court and implement debt restructuring of Thai Airways under the supervision of the bankruptcy court. On May 26, after soliciting opinions from all parties, Prayut finally determined four candidates and established a new board of directors of Thai Airways to design and promote the restructuring plan. Let us wait and see whether these four "holy doctors" can cure the Thai Airways patient!