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Airline Essentials - Thai Airways

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Founding Year: Thai Airways had its first flights in 1960.
Headquarters: Headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, Thai's principal hub is also Bangkok. Its secondary hub is Phuket.
Website: Thai Airways
Seat Maps:

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Phone Number: Phone #800-426-5204 in North America
Frequent Flyer / Global Alliance: Royal Orchid Plus is the name of Thai's frequent flyer program. Frequent flyer info. Thai is a member of the global alliance called Star Alliance.
Major Crashes or Incidents: Thai's deadliest crash occurred in July, 1992. 111 people on board died when the flight which was traveling from Bangkok to Kathmandu, Nepal had trouble landing. The flight crashed during the final approach, and has been blamed on both pilot and air traffic control error.
Airline News: Thai Airways Newsroom
Interesting Facts: Thai also owns the low cost airline Nok Air.

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