Good news for those of us who like to save some money on taxes and like redeeming long haul.
Thai Airways International is starting a route from Brussels to Bangkok from 17th November 2011.
The route will operate 3 times a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, using a Boeing 777-200ER at the following times:
This is a bit important as the 777-200ER’s have no First Class seating, but have Business and Economy Class only. It’s not a bad product per say (it’s not a 180 degree flat bed), but “could be better”.
For those remotely interested, see Kevin Gets a Little Seoul for my impressions of Thai Business Class in a similar Boeing 777-200.
Tickets for this route go on sale soon.
For those connecting, Brussels is served as a Star Alliance hub of sorts, with Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa and other members connecting here for European hops (or Eurostar/Thalys for those who don’t want the hassle of another flight onwards). Similarly at the other end you have the vast expanse of options that Bangkok offers.
It’ll be interesting to see how this plays, as this could work really well – providing it’s priced right.
