Thailand’s
national airline, Thai Airways International, has been recently received two major awards - the best
Southeast Asian airline and best airline business class.
The award presentation took place at the 22nd Annual TTG
Travel Awards 2011 Ceremony and Gala Dinner, held at the Centara
Grand & Bangkok Conventions Center
at CentralWorld in Bangkok.
The annual TTG Travel Awards recognizes the finest
luminaries in Asia-Pacific’s travel industry which have consistently shown
strong commitment toward service excellence. Thai Airways International has
been voted by the readers of TTG Asia and other TTG magazines this year. Last
year, it ranked ninth among the world’s top ten airlines at the 2010 World
Airline Awards, which took place in Hamburg.
THAI also received an award for Best Intercontinental Airline in the Norwegian
Grand Travel Award 2010.
Thai Airways has carried the country’s national flag as a
global ambassador, projecting the image and prestige of the country for over 50
years. It serves over 18 million passengers annually, operating more than 850
international and domestic flights each week. THAI has contributed greatly to Thailand’s
tourism industry. The country’s promising tourism outlook will benefit the
national airline, as well.
According to a report from the national airline, its flight
kitchens in Bangkok
produce up to 80,000 meals a day for THAI’s own flights and those of 50
customer airlines. The airline is a massive purchaser of food and materials
used for in flight catering by its flight kitchens. In the past, much of this
had been purchased from worldwide sources, but over recent years, THAI has been
active in supporting import substitution initiatives, including many of the
Royal Project’s crops designed to widen opportunities for Thai farmers.
His Majesty the King |
Thailand’s
national airline is also committed to fulfilling its obligations in regard to
the protection of the environment and reduction of carbon emissions to mitigate
global warming. It supports the targeted goals that the industry should achieve
carbon neutral growth from 2020 onwards.
THAI was the first Asia/Pacific airline to sign a memorandum
of understanding with the International Air Transport Association to provide
its passengers with the opportunity to offset carbon generated from flying.
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