Star Alliance, the largest airline group in the world, which also includes Thai Airways, wants to double the number of member companies within ten years.
From June 1, KLM will be offering a number of distant destinations every first Friday of the month for five days, the discounts are up to 30%.
Most and least popular airplane seat
For a long flight to Bangkok, the choice of seat on the plane is certainly important. A Skyscanner poll reveals which plane seat passengers are most vying for.
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport has dropped from number 13 (2011) to number 25 (2012) in the ranking of the best airports in the world, according to Skytrax's annual survey.
Airline baggage rules cause irritation to travelers
Anyone who regularly flies to Thailand or elsewhere is confronted with it. The unclear and widely differing rules for hand and hold luggage.
Suvarnabhumi: Budget airlines asked to move
The government is calling on budget airlines to move to Don Mueang.
The travel world was already buzzing with rumors: Air Berlin is stopping direct and non-stop flights between Germany and Thailand. Now that Etihad has taken over a large number of shares, AB's flights will not go beyond Abu Dhabi, Etihad's home port, from 1 April.
10 tips for cheap flights to Bangkok
Looking for cheap flights to Bangkok? Read here the best tips for booking cheap tickets to Thailand.
Air Australia bankrupt: Many passengers stranded in Phuket
Thousands of Air Australia customers were stranded on Friday because the airline could no longer pay its bills.
The sixty largest airlines in the world did not have a single fatal accident last year. Optimists then say that these companies comply with the safety rules. Pessimists say it's statistically high time for a crash. Every year, the German research agency Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Center (JACDEC) lists the safest airlines.
Airberlin: New long-haul fleet interior
Interesting news for air travelers to Bangkok. After China Airlines, the German budget airline Airberlin is now also going to modernize the interior of the aircraft.
Ticket to and from Bangkok? A chaos in the air…
Many people are making plans again to either travel to Thailand or to visit the old homeland for a short time. What seems? Booking a (cheap) ticket is a chaotic activity. Even worse: a ticket BKK-AMS is a lot more expensive than from AMS to BKK.
Redesigned interiors in the Boeing 747-400 China Airlines
China Airlines is currently busy with the so-called refurbishment program for all B747-400 aircraft. All new Economy Class seats will be equipped with a Personal Entertainment System, Video on Demand and In-seat PC Power outlet. In addition, the seats are ergonomic for extra comfort and space. All new Business Class seats can be adjusted almost completely flat with an angle of 160° and are equipped with screens that give our passengers more privacy.
ArkeFly also to Koh Samui
In addition to Bangkok and Phuket, TUI Netherlands will also offer a third destination in Thailand from June next year: Koh Samui. ArkeFly has entered into a partnership with Bangkok Airways for this purpose.
Nok Air now also flies to Chiang Rai
Nok Air will start flights to and from Chiang Rai in the far north of Thailand on December 28. There will be flights twice a day with a B737-400 (168 seats).
Nok Air – cheap flights in Thailand (video)
Nok Air is a regional low-cost airline based in Bangkok. Nok (นก) is the Thai word for bird. Nok Air was founded in 2004 by Thai Airways International and the Krung Thai Bank, Dhipaya Insurance and the Thai government pension fund. In this video the beautiful flight attendants of Nok Air, so flying remains fun.
Face-lift Don Mueang is hanging by a thread
The planned large-scale face-lift of the old airport Don Mueang depends on the certainty that the airport will never again experience a flood, as it has been for a month now.