Thai Airways is preparing to spread its A350 fleet further, with the announcement of new operations to Europe.
Thai Airways first Airbus A350-900 at Toulouse before being handed over to Thai Airways – Image, Airbus
The expansion of operations will add London, Frankfurt, Brussels and Milan
Here’s the magic list:
- Bangkok – Brussels commences 1st August 2017 with an A350, operating 3-4 times a week
- Bangkok – Frankfurt will operate on TG922/923 with an A350 on different dates:
- 2nd May 2017 to 15th June 2017, Tuesdays and Saturdays
- 17th June 2017 to 28th October 2017, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
- Bangkok – London Heathrow TG916/917 will operate with and A350 from 1st September 2017
- Bangkok – Milan Malpensa will operate three times a week from 26th March 2017 with an Airbus A350
- Data: Airlineroute
Thai Airways operate their Airbus A350 aircraft in a two class configuration with 321 seats aboard the plane:
- 32 Royal Silk Business Class Seats in a staggered 1-2-1 formation
- 289 Economy Class seats in standard 3-3-3 formation
I think most of my readers know that I’m developing a favoritism for the Airbus A350 (both in economy class and business class), so it’s nice to see Thai Airways roll out the class on European routes.
Alas, as many of us know – Thai Airways loves to chop and change its timetable at a whim. If you have flights booked far ahead, firstly check you seat assignments (especially if you have first class – you may find you’ve been re-booked). Even if you’re in business class, continue to check your seat assignments in case another aircraft change takes place
If you’re booking flights specifically for the A350 – again apply caution until Thai Airways get more planes delivered. Currently, Thai Airways has two Airbus A350 delivered to its fleet out of 10 to be delivered.
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Every day I see more and more services moving to 787 and the A350. Add the 779 and I know the future of the A380 is narrowed to a few dozen airports, capacity control or not.
I’d say the era of the super sized jet is ending for some airports. Today, it’s about point to point and efficient engines.
Let’s not kid: the efficient twins have restricted the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 to very specific applications and routes.