Thai Transports Blood Donations from Thai Red Cross Society to Pakistan
Relief goods, at a total weight of 10,000 kilograms, were transported on board Thai's first flight TG-509 on 2nd November 2005, on Bangkok-Islamabad route and transferred to the Pakistan Red Crescent Society, via the Royal Thai Embassy in Islamabad.
Source: The News
Thai Airways to start BKK-ISB-BKK from this November
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the ISB-HKG-BKK route is being continued because the HKG-BKK route has a large number of people who wish to commute between these two cities...i've been to bkk 4 times and all those 4 times the number of pax in the aircraft would not go above 50 , but from hkg onwards , we'd be carrying a full load , most of these people would get off in BKK , same was the case with BKK-ISB/KHI , high pax density...so i think this plan ought to stay..
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The argument is not that PIA don't pickup 5th freedom on HKG-BKK sector. Rather, what we are saying is that ISB/LHE-BKK is a very high demand market as far as O&D is concerned and TG have a monoply out of LHE with fat margins. The routing should be ISB-BKK-HKG 2x weekly and LHE-BKK-HKG 2x weekly. (BKK is a much bigger O&D destination than HKG, plus CX probably soak up ALL the high yielding traffic on the PAK-HKG sector).Charliedelta11 wrote:the ISB-HKG-BKK route is being continued because the HKG-BKK route has a large number of people who wish to commute between these two cities...i've been to bkk 4 times and all those 4 times the number of pax in the aircraft would not go above 50 , but from hkg onwards , we'd be carrying a full load , most of these people would get off in BKK , same was the case with BKK-ISB/KHI , high pax density...so i think this plan ought to stay..
I think once ED get their widebodies, I am sure LHE-BKK will be one of the first routes to be operated and will be very profitable.
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Lack of rivals helps TG in Pakistan
Gains in `low profile,high profit' market
BOONSONG KOSITCHOTETHANA
Islamabad _ Thai Airways International has taken a calculated risk that its new service to Islamabad has high potential as its main rivals have either overlooked Pakistan or lack access to its skies. The Bangkok-Islamabad service is strengthening the national carrier's presence in a country that is slowly opening its skies to foreign airlines to boost its tourism industry and economy.
Before launching the Islamabad flights last week, THAI was already a major player in the Pakistan-Southeast Asia segment, with five flights a week from Bangkok to Lahore and four to Karachi.
Its operation has been largely unchallenged even by state-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and so far it has kept rivals like Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Malaysian Airlines at bay.
THAI began flying to Karachi in April 1976 and to Lahore in July 1994.
Pakistan is known in the industry as a ``low-profile, high-profit''segment, where THAI has quietly been cashing in on growing demand with little, if any, competition.
Branded as the preferred carrier for Pakistanis and international travellers between Pakistan and Southeast Asia, THAI is the first Southeast Asian airline to operate into the capital.
Many of the 50,000 Pakistanis who visited Thailand last year flew from Lahore and Karachi on THAI, according to industry executives. Fewer than 1,000 Thais visited Pakistan last year.
THAI took three years securing permission for the Islamabad service, with insiders attributing delays to pressure on regulators from PIA, which was concerned about losing business opportunities.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was apologetic about the delay at a meeting with acting THAI president Somchainuk Engtrakul in Islamabad last week.
PIA does not fly directly from Islamabad to Bangkok but stops in Hong Kong first. Its return flight takes off from Bangkok to Islamabad.
The Pakistani government has also been courting Singapore Airlines but has heard no firm response yet.
The opening of THAI's third Pakistan route was viewed with some scepticism by outsiders who question whether passenger volume justifies two flights a week on 247-seat Airbus A300-600 jets.
According to THAI executives, the airline especially targets employees of international organisations based in Islamabad and diplomatic missions in Kabul, Afghanistan, as passengers on the route.
Thousands of US and allied troops in Afghanistan are potential passengers for holidays to Southeast Asia, they added.
Outbound travel from Islamabad would attract special-interest groups such as those seeking medical treatment in Thailand, now on the world's map for providing world-class but relatively cheap services.
Passengers travelling into Islamabad are interested in adventure activities such as trekking and mountain climbing in the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges.
Leisure travel to Islamabad covers access to Pakistani tourist attractions such as Taxila, a Unesco World Heritage site with artifacts from archaeological finds related to Buddhism.
Other markets include passengers visiting families and relatives, travelling to and from Australia and North America.
Prime Minister Shaukat urged THAI to increase the frequency of Bangkok-Islamabad to at least three times a week to build traffic. Mr Somchainuk said any decision would depend on a review of performance after the first three months.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/Business/09Nov2005_biz46.php
Gains in `low profile,high profit' market
BOONSONG KOSITCHOTETHANA
Islamabad _ Thai Airways International has taken a calculated risk that its new service to Islamabad has high potential as its main rivals have either overlooked Pakistan or lack access to its skies. The Bangkok-Islamabad service is strengthening the national carrier's presence in a country that is slowly opening its skies to foreign airlines to boost its tourism industry and economy.
Before launching the Islamabad flights last week, THAI was already a major player in the Pakistan-Southeast Asia segment, with five flights a week from Bangkok to Lahore and four to Karachi.
Its operation has been largely unchallenged even by state-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and so far it has kept rivals like Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Malaysian Airlines at bay.
THAI began flying to Karachi in April 1976 and to Lahore in July 1994.
Pakistan is known in the industry as a ``low-profile, high-profit''segment, where THAI has quietly been cashing in on growing demand with little, if any, competition.
Branded as the preferred carrier for Pakistanis and international travellers between Pakistan and Southeast Asia, THAI is the first Southeast Asian airline to operate into the capital.
Many of the 50,000 Pakistanis who visited Thailand last year flew from Lahore and Karachi on THAI, according to industry executives. Fewer than 1,000 Thais visited Pakistan last year.
THAI took three years securing permission for the Islamabad service, with insiders attributing delays to pressure on regulators from PIA, which was concerned about losing business opportunities.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was apologetic about the delay at a meeting with acting THAI president Somchainuk Engtrakul in Islamabad last week.
PIA does not fly directly from Islamabad to Bangkok but stops in Hong Kong first. Its return flight takes off from Bangkok to Islamabad.
The Pakistani government has also been courting Singapore Airlines but has heard no firm response yet.
The opening of THAI's third Pakistan route was viewed with some scepticism by outsiders who question whether passenger volume justifies two flights a week on 247-seat Airbus A300-600 jets.
According to THAI executives, the airline especially targets employees of international organisations based in Islamabad and diplomatic missions in Kabul, Afghanistan, as passengers on the route.
Thousands of US and allied troops in Afghanistan are potential passengers for holidays to Southeast Asia, they added.
Outbound travel from Islamabad would attract special-interest groups such as those seeking medical treatment in Thailand, now on the world's map for providing world-class but relatively cheap services.
Passengers travelling into Islamabad are interested in adventure activities such as trekking and mountain climbing in the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges.
Leisure travel to Islamabad covers access to Pakistani tourist attractions such as Taxila, a Unesco World Heritage site with artifacts from archaeological finds related to Buddhism.
Other markets include passengers visiting families and relatives, travelling to and from Australia and North America.
Prime Minister Shaukat urged THAI to increase the frequency of Bangkok-Islamabad to at least three times a week to build traffic. Mr Somchainuk said any decision would depend on a review of performance after the first three months.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/Business/09Nov2005_biz46.php