Some 18 scheduled passenger airlines fly between Bangkok BKK and Europe. Some, such as Aircalin and EVA Air, operate on a fifth freedom basis. Leisure operators and LCCs include Condor, Iberojet, and Norse Atlantic. In 2026, Cirium data shows that they will collectively have 3.8 million one-way seats. With 1.6 million, Thai Airways is, of […]
July 20, 2026 | Airlines, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Top Story
Thai Airways added a new destination in Europe on Wednesday 1 July by launching flights between Bangkok and Amsterdam. The 9,215-kilometre service will be maintained daily with the 327-seat A350-900 aircraft. The carrier will compete against daily KLM and 3-weekly EVA Air flights. Flight TG936 departs at 05:35 local time, arriving in Amsterdam at 12:40 […]
July 14, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Norse Atlantic Airways introduced a new transcontinental service on Wednesday 26 November by launching seasonal flights between Manchester and Bangkok. The 9,640-kilometre route will be maintained weekly with the 787-9 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition on the route. Flight Z0891 departs Manchester at 23:30 local time, arriving in Bangkok at 18:00 local time on […]
December 3, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Norse Atlantic Airways introduced a new long-haul service between Stockholm ARN and Bangkok on Wednesday 22 October. The 8,300-kilometre route will be maintained 2-weekly, departing the Swedish capital on Wednesdays and Sundays, with the 338-seat 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. Frequencies will grow to 4-weekly in December. It will compete against Thai Airways’ daily rotations between the […]
October 27, 2025 | Latest Route News +
The flag carrier of the French overseas collectiviity of New Caledonia, Aircalin, inaugurated flights between Noumeaand Paris CDG on Wednesday 11 December with the service operating via Bangkok. The 2-weekly rotation will run on Wednesdays and Saturdays with the 291-seat A330-900 aircraft. Aircalin holds fifth freedom rights between Bangkok and Paris, enabling it to sell […]
December 17, 2024 | Latest Route News +
ITA Airways introduced flights between Rome FCO and Bangkok on Saturday 16 November. The 8,885-kilometre service will be maintained 5-weekly, departing the Italian capital on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays with the 291-seat A330-900 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. ITA Airways’ predecessor Alitalia last maintained the route in 2000. […]
November 25, 2024 | Latest Route News +
German carrier Condor commenced flights between Frankfurt and Bangkok on Sunday 22 September with its 310-seat A330-900 aircraft, just a day after introducing operations between the German city and Phuket. The 9,005-kilometre service will initially be maintained 4-weekly, departing Frankfurt on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sunday, and will increase to 5-weekly from 5 November with […]
September 24, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Norse Atlantic launched its first service to southeast Asia on Thursday 2 November, between its Oslo OSL base and Bangkok. The 8,675-kilometre route will be maintained 2-weekly, on Thursdays and Saturdays departing the Norwegian capital, with its 338-seat 787-9 aircraft. It faces no competition between the two cities. During the peak holiday travel period, Norse Atlantic will increase the […]
November 10, 2023 | Latest Route News +
SAS inaugurated seasonal winter operations between its Copenhagen hub and Bangkok on Monday 30 October. The 8,645-kilometre route will be maintained 3-weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays departing Copenhagen with the A350-900 aircraft. The airline competes directly against daily Thai Airways flights. Although both are currently Star Alliance members, SAS will soon be transitioning to […]
November 7, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Finnair has commenced its long-haul operations from Stockholm ARN using A350-900s. The first route to start on 22 October was to Bangkok in Thailand. This was followed on 23 October by Miami with Phuket in Thailand launching on 24 October. Weekly frequencies are quite low to start with but are set to grow during the […]
October 26, 2021 | Latest Route News +