Thai Airways Delays A380 Services to London

摘要

Following the announcement that Thai Airways International was introducing its Airbus A380s on the Bangkok to London route from December 1 (see Airliner World, August 2013, pg 26), the carrier has now said the launch has been put on hold for "important technical modifications - believed to be wing rib feet strengthening by the manufacturer. Of its order for six A380s, the carrier has so far received four which fly to Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, Tokyo and Frankfurt; the two outstanding were due to be employed on its London and Sydney rotations. A tentative operational date has now been set for October 30,2014.