(10/08/23)
Thai Airways will launch a daily service to Istanbul
Thai Airways was founded in 1960 and is a founding member of Star
Thai Airways A350 reg: HS-THE. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com
Chai Eamsiri, Thai Airways’ CEO, said, “This cooperation
Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft,
Bilal Ekşi, CEO of Turkish Airlines, said, “This
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