Thai Airways buys Airbus superjumbos

Mon, 30 Aug 2004 | Source: DPA

TOULOUSE: Thai Airways has purchased eight aircraft from the European aviation manufacturer Airbus, including six A380 superjumbos, Airbus announced on Friday.

The doubledecker A380s, which can seat 550 passengers, are scheduled to be delivered in 2008 and 2009 and destined to operate on major trunk routes from Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi Airport to destinations in Europe.

Thai Airways also purchased two A340-type aircraft, to be delivered in 2007 and 2008, which are to be used on the carrier's new network of long-haul services to North America, Airbus said in a statement.

Airbus declined to divulge the amount of the contract.-- dpa

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