Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) announced that electronic boarding passes issued on smartphones will be used in lieu of paper boarding passes, which will be introduced on domestic flights departing from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Chiang Mai and Phuket, effective 1 August 2012.  Electronic boarding passes, using the two dimensional “Mobile 2D Barcode Boarding Pass,” will reduce check-in counter processes, increase passenger convenience, and to protect the environment.

THAI Airways president Piyasvasti Amranand has called on the Pacific Asia Travel Association to help make it easier for Thai nationals to get tourism visas. Addressing 120 public and private sector travel industry executives at PATA Hub City Forum in Bangkok yesterday, he said, while e-visas were discussed at Davos, there were many small things destinations can do to help Thais travel to Europe.

From the afternoon of 16 November, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) resumed operations at the Head Office on Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road.

Thai Airways has confirmed it will introduce direct flights linking Bangkok and Brussels in Belgium using a Boeing 777-200 ER aircraft from November 17th. THAI has been nominated as Asia’s Leading Airline Business Class at the World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony, which will take place at the luxurious Dusit Thani Bangkok on September 28th.

Thai Airways International has confirmed it will launch Thai Smile Air, a new low-fare airline, with operations set for July 2012. THAI’s low-fare airline will seek to meet the needs of customers who want frequency of flights and a schedule compatible for connection with THAI flights.

Thai Airways has confirmed it will launch a new low-cost carrier as it seeks to boost market share in Asia. The Thai flag-carrier revealed Thai Smile will launch in 2012.