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Asia's Newest LCC, Thai Tiger Airways, is About to Wreak Some Havoc

August 11, 2010 at 4:13 PM | by Omri | 0 Comments

Major airlines like Mexicana might still be in a death spiral, bouncing between bankruptcy and outright failure, but low-cost carriers seem to be doing at least relatively well.

A few weeks ago we saw the first ever entrance of an LCC into a major airline alliance with Air Berlin joined Oneworld, and now Asia is getting an entirely new carrier. Launching a new airline might seem kind of reckless given the punishing business environment, but we long ago learned that LCCs can thrive in bad economic times even while everyone else is taking a beating.

The new Thai Tiger Airways, a cooperative venture between Thai Airways and Tiger Airways, will begin flying next year.

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Carbon Footprints Coming to the In-Flight Menu on Thai Airways

Where: Thailand
February 26, 2010 at 11:49 AM | by kjb | 0 Comments

Thai Airways is revamping their in-flight menu, but it has absolutely nothing to do with the food. The airline is actually adding carbon footprint information to their menus, so that travelers will know exactly what comes with that Chicken Mussaman Curry. There’s nothing like a side of guilt to go along with the vegetables.

The airline is participating in the Carbon Footprint Technical Cooperation Project for Thai Products. Here, Thai companies are sharing carbon footprint information in hopes of lowering energy usage while letting the world know that they mean business when it comes to green goods. Just so you're aware, if you decide to go with the Green Curry with steamed Thai Hom Mali Rice on your next flight it will set you back 13.9 kg CO2 e per 250g serving.

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Thai Airways Deploys Ageist Strategy To Get Younger Flight Attendants

January 13, 2010 at 9:48 AM | by kjb | 1 Comment

When we fly we’re just happy that we still have flight attendants, and if they toss us a drink and a bag of pretzels that’s all the better. However, there are some airlines that take their flight attendants pretty seriously. Thai Airways isn’t exactly creating reality show stars with their staff, but they are looking to ensure that they have the youngest flight attendants in the industry. They are doing this by asking older workers to take an early retirement.

Flight attendants over age 45 are being offered voluntary retirement packages. Technically leaving is just an option, but Thai Airways is making offers that workers can’t refuse. Crewmembers that have worked up in the sky for at least 15 years and agree to leave are being offered payments of up to 30 times their monthly salary. It’s obviously a pretty difficult decision not to take the airline up on the deal that they’ve named a mutual separation plan.

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Polio Possibility Hits Australia

Where: Australia
July 16, 2007 at 8:55 AM | by amandak | 0 Comments

You didn't fly from Bangkok to Melbourne on July 2, did you? If so, Australian health authorities are looking for you, after a Pakistani guy from that flight came down with symptoms of polio. FYI, polio's pretty much non-existent these days, appearing only in a few spots like India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.

Until now. It's the first time that the polio virus has been seen Down Under in 21 years (so it's kind of amazing that doctors recognized it) and officials say that the man, who took Thai Airways flight TG999 from Pakistan via Bangkok, only presented symptoms after the flight, so the risk of others being affected is pretty low. But get checked out if you're in any doubt.

Related Stories:
· Airline Polio Alert in Australia [NZ Herald]
· Thai Airways [Official Site]

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