Thai Airways Airbus A380 by Anne Paylor
Thai Airways (TG) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380, which today flew from the Airbus plant in Toulouse to Bangkok.The new aircraft was handed over to TG’s EVP Technical Captain Montree Jumrieng by Airbus EVP Sales and Marketing Kiran Rao at a ceremony in Toulouse, making TG the ninth airline to operate the A380. The airline has a total of six on order, due for delivery in November and December this year and March, September and October 2013.
The aircraft will enter commercial service Oct. 6, initially serving Hong Kong and Singapore, with services to Europe starting after delivery of the second A380.
Frankfurt will be the first European destination, with A380 operations due to launch Dec. 15, followed by Paris Feb. 16. Tokyo will be added Jan. 16, followed by Osaka Aug. 16, and Sydney Sept. 16 2013.
The TG A380 will not operate to London until after delivery of the fifth aircraft, with services expected to begin in mid-October 2013. Other routes being considered for the A380 include Macau and Bangalore, Captain Jumrieng told ATW.
The aircraft is configured for 507 passengers, with 12 first, 60 business and 435 economy seats, all equipped with on-demand in-flight entertainment systems, communications outlets and individual power supply. The A380 is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines and becomes the 88th aircraft in the TG fleet.
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