Thai Airways will deploy its soon-to-be delivered A350 on domestic flights to Chiang Mai and Phuket first, ahead of the aircraft’s planned international debut on the Bangkok–Melbourne route on September 16.

According to routesonline.com, the fuel-efficient aircraft will initially operate domestic flights from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and Phuket, to facilitate crew familiarisation. These will run from September 4 to 15.

The A350 will operate twice-daily flights TG102/103 and TG110/111 of Thai Airways’ Bangkok to Chiang Mai route. The flight times are:

Bangkok–Chiang Mai

Flight no. Route Departure/Arrival
TG102 Bangkok to Chiang Mai 0755/0915
TG103 Chiang Mai to Bangkok 1005/1125
TG110 Bangkok to Chiang Mai 1310/1420
TG111 Chiang Mai to Bangkok 1510/1620

The aircraft will also serve daily flights TG221/222 of the Bangkok–Phuket route. The flight times are:

Bangkok–Phuket

Flight no. Route Departure/Arrival
TG221 Bangkok to Phuket 1815/1935
TG222 Phuket to Bangkok 2035/2200

Thai’s A350 will feature a two-class configuration, with 32 seats in Royal Silk Class (business) and 289 in economy. Business class seats will be arranged in a 1-2-1 configuration, while economy class will feature a 3-3-3 layout.

For more information, visit thaiairways.com

Clement Huang