Thai Airways

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Thai Airways may refer to the section Thai Airways International.

Thai Airways (Thai: เดินอากาศไทย) was the national domestic air carrier of Thailand. Its main base was Domestic Terminal at Bangkok International Airport (BKK). In 1988, Thai Airways merged to the Thai Airways International.

1 Code Data
2 History
3 Destinations
4 Incidents and accidents
5 See also
6 External links

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Code Data

IATA Code: TG
ICAO Code: TAC
Callsign: Thai Air

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History

The carrier's first flight was on May 1, 1960. Thai started as Thai Airways Company, a joint venture with Scandinavian Airlines System (which initially held a 30% share), along with an international carrier, Thai Airways International (Thai: การบินไทย).

On April 1, 1977, the Thai government bought out the remaining 15% of SAS-owned shares.

On April 1, 1988, the two carriers merged to form the present Thai Airways International. [1]

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Destinations

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Incidents and accidents

April 27, 1980 - a Thai Airways BAe 748 en route from Khon Kaen to Bangkok lost altitude during a thunderstorm and crashed about 8 miles from Bangkok International Airport. All four crew members and 40 of the 49 passengers were killed. [2]
April 15, 1985 - a Thai Airways Boeing 737-200 hit high ground on Phuket and was destroyed by the impact and subsequent fire. All four passengers and seven crew members were killed. The accident occurred after a failure of both engines was reported. [3]
August 31, 1987 - a Thai Airways Boeing 737-200 flying from Hat Yai to Phuket crashed into the sea off Phuket. All nine crew members and 74 passengers were killed [4]