{"id":21772,"date":"2011-10-24T20:28:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-24T20:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/thai-launches-direct-flights-to-brussels-14th-european-city-on-the-network-3\/"},"modified":"2011-10-24T20:28:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-24T20:28:00","slug":"thai-launches-direct-flights-to-brussels-14th-european-city-on-the-network-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2011\/10\/thai-launches-direct-flights-to-brussels-14th-european-city-on-the-network-3\/","title":{"rendered":"THAI Launches Direct Flights to Brussels, 14th European City on The Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travmedia.com\/images\/db\/374153.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travmedia.com\/images\/db\/374153.jpg\" width=\"337\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Mr. Pandit Chanapai , Executive Vice President, Commercial Department of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI), chaired the press conference that officially launches THAI&#8217;s newest and 72 nd destination (14th destination in Europe) &nbsp;Brussels, Belgium with direct flights to and from Bangkok beginning 17 November 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Chanapai said, &#8220;Brussels was chosen as THAI&#8217;s new destination to facilitate the growing number of passengers travelling between Australia, Thailand and Europe and for travellers&#8217; convenience&nbsp;via a direct route.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is in line with THAI&#8217;s strategy for expanding and serving other European cities, through a feeder city such as Brussels.&nbsp;&nbsp; Today approximately 12-15% of passengers from Belgium and neighboring countries, especially those destined for Australia, make their connections in Frankfurt.&nbsp;&nbsp; THAI expects these passengers will appreciate the convenience of the route to and from Brussels to Southeast Asia and Australia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Flight TG934 from Bangkok will depart three times per week &#8211; on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 00.30 hours, arriving in Brussels at 07.00 hours the same morning.&nbsp;&nbsp; Flight TG935 from Brussels will depart the same days at 13.30 hours, arriving in Bangkok at 06.20 hours the following day.&nbsp; Direct connections are available to\/from these flights from Sydney,&nbsp;Melbourne and Perth and&nbsp;outbound from Brisbane.<\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travmedia.com\/images\/db\/222380.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travmedia.com\/images\/db\/222380.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Thai Airways Boeing 777-200 ER<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Flight reservations opened in July 2011 and&nbsp;the seating capacity on the Boeing 777-200 ER aircraft has already reached 80% full for the first flight to Brussels on 17 November 2011.&nbsp;&nbsp; THAI&#8217;s Boeing 777-200 ER aircraft is configured for 30 seats in Royal Silk Class and 262 seats in Economy Class, with all 292 seats equipped with personal screen and the latest in-flight entertainment system.<\/p>\n<p>THAI is the first carrier in Southeast Asia to operate direct flights between Thailand and Belgium, adding convenience for passengers travelling from Belgium&#8217;s capital, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France.&nbsp;&nbsp; These passengers may also take advantage of direct flights into Bangkok, then traveling beyond to Thai domestic destinations and other parts of Southeast Asia and Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Fares to Brussels start from $1,767* per person including taxes for travellers taking advantage of THAI&#8217;s Europe &#8216;Earlybird&#8217; Deals on sale until 20 Nov &#8217;11, travel from 01 Mar &#8211; 30 Sep &#8217;12.&nbsp; Fares are available for travel from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth.&nbsp; Bonus special offer of a free overnight stay in Bangkok is added for travellers who book and ticket by 31 Oct &#8217;11 and 30kgs luggage allowance offered.<\/p>\n<p>Contact travel agents for more information and bookings; call THAI on 1300 651 960 or log on to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thaiairways.com.au\/\">www.thaiairways.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For THAI&#8217;s Royal Orchid Plus frequent flyer members, THAI is offering the following special launch promotion from 17 November 2011 to 31 January 2012:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Earn 2,000 Bonus Miles for each way in Royal Silk Class between Bangkok and Brussels on THAI<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Earn 1,000 Bonus Miles for each way in Economy Class between Bangkok and Brussels on THAI<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Redeem 97,500 miles for award travel in Royal Silk Class between Bangkok and Brussels (25% discount)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Redeem 52,500 miles for award travel in Economy Class between Bangkok and Brussels (25% discount)<\/p>\n<p>For more information on frequent flyer promotions,&nbsp;contact THAI on 1300 651 960 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thaiairways.com\/\">www.thaiairways.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Pandit Chanapai , Executive Vice President, Commercial Department of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI), chaired the press conference that officially launches THAI&#8217;s newest and 72 nd destination (14th destination in Europe) &nbsp;Brussels, Belgium with direct flights to and from Bangkok beginning 17 November 2011. 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