{"id":136,"date":"2015-02-06T15:55:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T08:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/?p=136"},"modified":"2015-02-06T15:55:35","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T08:55:35","slug":"thais-london-a380-route-will-launch-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/thais-london-a380-route-will-launch-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"THAI\u2019s London A380 route will launch in July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THAI Airways has announced the launch date for Airbus A380 services between London and Bangkok.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Thai-A380-780.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Thai-A380-780.jpg\" alt=\"Thai-A380-780\" width=\"780\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Thai-A380-780.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Thai-A380-780-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The A380 service was announced back in 2012\u00a0but only now has confirmed it will be available from 1 July 2015.<\/p>\n<p>THAI\u2019s Krittaphon Chantalitanon, VP aviation services support department told Travel Daily at World Travel Market last year that he hoped to see the aircraft deployed on the route by the end of the first half of this year.<\/p>\n<p>The A380 will operate on one flight each day departing Heathrow\u2019s Terminal 2 at 12.30 arriving in Bangkok at 5.45. The return leg leaves Thailand at 1.10 arriving in London at 7.15.<\/p>\n<p>Its 435 economy seats will fill the lower deck and the back of the upper level with a 32\u201d seat pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty seats will be in the Royal Silk executive class with a 74\u201d seat pitch and lie-flat seats, while its Royal First class has 12 compartment-style seats with an 83\u201d pitch.<\/p>\n<p>A promotional return fare from \u00a3543.66 including taxes is available from 1 February-30 September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THAI Airways has announced the launch date for Airbus A380 services between London and Bangkok. The A380 service was announced back in 2012\u00a0but only now has confirmed it will be available from 1 July 2015. 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