Thai Airways and SAS have signed a code share agreement signing ceremony at to establish an extensive partnership to offer services beyond their destinations, inclduing services to/from Bangkok-Singapore/Hong Kong/Kuala Lumpur/Sydney from December 15, 2006, and Bangkok-Melbourne/Brisbane/Auckland/Perth from January 15, 2007, as well as to/from Copenhagen-Oslo/Gothenburg/Aalborg/Aarhus from December 15, 2006.
Lars Sandahl, Chief Commercial Officer, Scandinavian Airlines International said, “SAS and THAI will continue to offer passengers smooth, seamless travel and a high level of service when flying to and from the above destinations and SAS is extremely pleased to have the opportunity to build on its historically strong and positive relations with THAI to be able to jointly offer our customers the best possible travel solutions and comfort”.
“Travel activity between Southeast Asia/Oceania and Scandinavia has undergone strong expansion in recent years and is expected to grow further”.
“SAS can offer an optimal schedule to provide convenient connections with our intercontinental flights to and from Bangkok in the new Star Terminal at Suvarnabhumi Airport.”
Mr. Wallop Bhukkanasut, THAI’s Executive Vice President, Commercial said, “THAI and SAS have shared a long-term relationship which dates back since the founding of THAI in 1959 and this code share cooperation between the two airlines will enable expansion of THAI’s network to more service points in the intrascandinavian routes and enable Bangkok to be the gateway to various destinations and strengthen both the airlines’ network as members of Star Alliance.”
Timetables and other details are available on: www.flysas.com, www.thaiairways.com
Report by The Mole
