> >Air Canada and Thai Airways International Extend Network Between Canada=20 >and Thailand > > > > > > MONTREAL, Feb. 13 /CNW/ - Air Canada and Thai Airways International >(THAI) today announced an expansion of their networks between Canada and >Thailand. Effective for travel beginning March 1, 2002, the two Star= Alliance >partners are expanding services on a codeshare basis between Toronto,= Montreal >and Bangkok - the Asian carrier's main hub and gateway to all of southeast >Asia. The routings over London Heathrow represent among the fastest travel >times from Toronto and Montr=E9al to Bangkok at 20 hrs 45 mins and 22 hrs= 45 >mins, respectively. > "The introduction of codeshare services with our valued Star Alliance >partner, THAI, improves access for our customers to Thailand and all of >southeast Asia," said Marc Rosenberg, Vice President, Sales and Product >Distribution. "Moreover, a transatlantic routing via Europe provides the >shortest elapsed travel time from eastern Canada to Bangkok, gateway city= to >THAI's extensive network." > "Together with our Star Alliance partner, we offer customers the >convenience of through check-in, and reciprocal Royal Orchid Plus and= Aeroplan >benefits, including lounge access and mileage accumulation that qualifies >toward top tier status," said Tasnai Sudasna, THAI's Executive Vice= President, >Commercial, "We look forward to pursuing further opportunities to expand >services, including those over the Pacific, with Air Canada in the future." > The codeshare flights, subject to government approval, allow for >excellent connections at THAI's main hub in Bangkok to the carrier's= extensive >network serving all of Thailand and southeast Asia including Vietnam, >Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Air Canada= offers >THAI customers at Toronto and Montreal convenient access to all of North >America. > << > Toronto-London London-Bangkok Bangkok-London London-Toronto > = ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > AC3862/TG5801 AC9552/TG911 AC9551/TG910 AC869/TG5800= ((*)) > Dep2140 Arr0950(+) Dep1150 Arr0625(+) Dep0030 Arr0620 Dep0900 Arr1215 > > Montr=E9al-London London-Bangkok Bangkok-London = London-Montr=E9al > = ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > AC864/TG5803 AC9552/TG911 AC9551/TG910 AC865/TG5802 > Dep1940 Arr0705(+) Dep1150 Arr0625(+) Dep0030 Arr0620 Dep1320 Arr1550 > > (+) =3D next day > ((*)) Daily except Mondays and Wednesdays when TG916 BGK-LHR connects= to > AC859/TG5800 that departs LHR at 2100 and arrives in Toronto at= 2359. > >> > Thai Airways International is one of Asia's leading airlines,= operating >out of Bangkok, the aviation hub of Southeast Asia, to 73 key destinations= in >34 countries around the world with the young and modern fleet of 81= aircraft. >As a founding member of Star Alliance, THAI is able to fly passengers to= over >800 destinations around the world. > Montr=E9al-based Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air >transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 150 destinations on= five >continents. Canada's flag carrier is the 10th largest commercial airline in >the world and serves more than 30 million customers annually with a fleet >consisting of more than 300 aircraft. Air Canada is a founding member of= Star >Alliance providing the world's most comprehensive air transportation= network. > > > The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site: Roj (Roger James) *************************************************** Trinbago site: http://www.tntisland.com ICQ: ICQ # 15836110 ICQ Pager: mailto:15836110@pager.icq.com escape email #!1 mailto:ejames@escape.ca yahoo email #2: mailto:triniroj@yahoo.com Yahoo Pager: triniroj Caribbean Brass & Soca Connection Group on Yahoo: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/caribsocabrass Caribbean Brass & Soca Connection Club Website http://www.tntisland.com/caribbeansocabrassconnection/ ******************************************************* Steel Expressions Orch http://www.escape.ca/~ejames/se/ email #1: mailto:steelexpressions@yahoo.com email #2: mailto:steelexpressions@home.com ******************************************************* The Trinbago Site of the Week: (NLCB) http://www.nlcb.co.tt/ (National Lotteries Control Board) courtesy of Roj Trinbago Website & TnT Web Directory Roj's Trinbago Website: http://www.tntisland.com TnT Web Directory: http://195.224.187.36/ *********************************************************