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{{Short description|Flag carrier of Thailand}}
{{Redirect|Thai Airways|the defunct regional airline and predecessor|Thai Airways Company}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Thai Airways International<br/>บริษัท การบินไทย จำกัด (มหาชน)
| logo = Thai Airways  logo.svg
| logo_alt = Thai Airways International logo, showing the traditional Thai greeting gesture (wai), and the curves representing traditional Thai architecture of the decorative structure called lamyong
| logo_size = 150
| image = HS-THH@PEK (20180820153254).jpg
| image_upright = 1.20
| caption = A Thai Airways [[Airbus A350-900]]
| IATA = TG
| ICAO = THA
| callsign = THAI
| traded_as = {{SET|THAI}}
| hubs = {{nowrap|[[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]}}
| focus_cities = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Chiang Mai International Airport|Chiang Mai]]
  | [[Phuket International Airport|Phuket]]}}
| frequent_flyer = [[Royal Orchid Plus]]
| alliance = [[Star Alliance]]
| fleet_size = [[Thai Airways International fleet|78]]
| destinations = [[List of Thai Airways International destinations|65]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thai Airways on ch-aviation |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/airlines/TG |access-date=5 Sep 2024 |website=ch-aviation.com}}</ref>
| parent = [[Ministry of Finance (Thailand)|Ministry of Finance]] (47.86%)
| founded = {{start date and age|1960|03|29|df=yes}}<br />{{small|(as ''Thai International'')}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|1988|04|01|df=yes}}<br />{{small|(merger with [[Thai Airways Company]])}}
| aoc = AOC.0003<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.caat.or.th/en/archives/53484 |title=List of Thailand Air Operator Certificate Holders |date=5 October 2022 |publisher=[[Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand]] |access-date=5 October 2022 }}</ref>
| headquarters = 89 [[Vibhavadi Rangsit Road]], [[Chatuchak district|Chatuchak]], [[Bangkok]] 10900, Thailand
| key_people = {{bulleted list|
  | [[Piyasvasti Amranand]] ([[chairman]])<ref>{{cite news |title=THAI Operates Inaugural Flights to Milan and Oslo Serving Travel Demand Growth with Seamless Connections to Europe |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en_TH/news/news_announcement/news_detail/new-dest-osl-mil.page? |work=Thai Airways |location=Bangkok |access-date=16 February 2023}}</ref>
  | Chai Eamsiri ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<ref>{{cite news |title=EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en/about_thai/company_profile/executive_management.page |work=Thai Airways |location=Bangkok |access-date=16 February 2023}}</ref>}}
| assets = {{decrease}} ฿263,743 million <small>''(Q3 2024)''</small><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Financial Statement Q2/2024 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241108-thai-fs-3q2024-EN.pdf|access-date=8 November 2024 |website=thaiairways.com}}</ref>
| revenue = {{increase}} ฿57,554 million <small>''(Q3 2024)''</small><ref name="auto"/>
| net_income = {{increase}} ฿12,483 million <small>''(Q3 2024)''</small><ref name="auto"/>
| subsidiaries = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | THAI Catering
  | THAI Cargo
  | THAI Crew Center
  | THAI Flight Training Center
  | THAI Ground Services
  | THAI Technical
  | Wingspan Services
  | [[Nok Air]] (8.91%)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en/about_thai/business_units_and_affiliates/affiliates.page | title=AFFILIATES | work=Thai Airways | access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>}}
| num_employees = 16,000 (2025)
| website = {{url|https://thaiairways.com/}}
}}

'''Thai Airways International plc''' ({{langx|th|บริษัท การบินไทย จำกัด (มหาชน)}}) is the [[flag carrier]] [[airline]] of [[Thailand]].<ref name="NAR-20200529">{{cite news |last1=Yuda |first1=Masayuki |title=Thai Airways: pandemic delivers final blow to mismanaged carrier |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Company-in-focus/Thai-Airways-pandemic-delivers-final-blow-to-mismanaged-carrier |access-date=29 May 2020 |work=Nikkei Asian Review |date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="bkpost-fy2014">{{cite news|last1=Kositchotethana|first1=Boonsong|title=Carriers in Asia Pacific stuck in red|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/tourism/572787/carriers-in-asia-pacific-stuck-in-red|access-date=2 June 2015|work=Bangkok Post|date=26 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="nikkei-q1-2015">{{cite news|last1=Yukako|first1=Ono|title=Flag carrier back in black helped by cheap oil, forex gain in Q1|url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/Flag-carrier-back-in-black-helped-by-cheap-oil-forex-gain-in-Q1|access-date=2 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604082319/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/Flag-carrier-back-in-black-helped-by-cheap-oil-forex-gain-in-Q1|archive-date=4 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>  Formed in 1961 as a joint venture between [[Scandinavian Airlines|SAS]] and [[Thai Airways Company]], the airline has its corporate [[headquarters]] in [[Vibhavadi Rangsit Road]], [[Chatuchak district]], [[Bangkok]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of Shareholders and Board of Directors |publisher=Thai Airways International |url=http://www.thaiair.com/documents/detail.pdf |access-date=4 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111062359/http://www.thaiair.com/documents/detail.pdf |archive-date=11 November 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Addresses and contact numbers|publisher=Thai Airways International|url=http://thaiair.com/About_Thai/Public_Information/Company_Profile/Contact_address.htm|access-date=21 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307042025/http://www.thaiair.com/About_Thai/Public_Information/Company_Profile/Contact_address.htm|archive-date=7 March 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and primarily operates from [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]]. THAI is a founding member of the [[Star Alliance]]. The airline is the second-largest [[shareholder]] of the [[low-cost carrier]] [[Nok Air]] with a 8.91 percent stake (2021),<ref name="nokshareholder">{{cite web | url=http://nok.listedcompany.com/major_shareholder.html | title=Major Shareholder | publisher=Nok Air | access-date=10 June 2018 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609174825/http://nok.listedcompany.com/major_shareholder.html | archive-date=9 June 2018 }}</ref> and it launched a regional carrier under the name [[Thai Smile]] in the middle of 2012 using new [[Airbus A320 family#A320|Airbus A320]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|title=THAI realigns plan for a better year|work=The Nation|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/THAI-realigns-plan-for-a-better-year-30171723.html|access-date=27 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223110929/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/THAI-realigns-plan-for-a-better-year-30171723.html|archive-date=23 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2023, it was announced that Thai Smile would be merged back into Thai Airways.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cross |first=Lee |date=2023-05-18 |title=Thai Smile to be Re-Absorbed into Thai Airways International |url=https://airwaysmag.com/thai-smile-re-absorbed-thai-airways/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Airways |language=en-US}}</ref>

Operating from its primary hub at Bangkok's [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]], THAI currently serves 51 international and 10 domestic destinations using a fleet of 79 aircraft consisting of wide-body and narrow-body aircraft from both [[Boeing]] and [[Airbus]] with 90 aircraft on order as of November 2025, with plans to increase its fleet to 143 aircraft by 2029. Currently THAI's route network is dominated by flights to cities in Europe, Asia and Oceania flying to 30 countries as of March 2025 including 9 domestic routes.

THAI Airways is a member and one of the five founding members of [[Star Alliance]], which was founded on 14 May 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.staralliance.com/en/about/airlines/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304191248/http://www.staralliance.com/en/about/airlines/|access-date=21 September 2020|archive-date=4 March 2013|title=Home }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Thai Airways International Sud Aviation Caravelle (OY-KRE) at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport.jpg|thumb|A Thai Airways International [[Sud Aviation Caravelle]] at [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm]] in 1970]]

===Beginnings===
Thai Airways International was founded in 1960 as a joint venture between [[Scandinavian Airlines System]] (SAS), which held a 30 percent share of the new company valued at two million [[Thai baht]], and Thailand's domestic carrier, [[Thai Airways Company]] ({{langx|th|เดินอากาศไทย}}).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thai Airways Group {{!}} CAPA|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airline-groups/thai-airways-group|website=centreforaviation.com|access-date=31 May 2020}}{{failed verification|date=June 2020}}</ref> SAS provided operational, managerial, and marketing expertise, with training aimed at building a fully independent national airline in the shortest possible time. Thai nationals were gradually able to assume full managerial responsibility and the number of expatriate staff duly decreased, with expatriates accounting for less than one percent of staff based in Thailand in 1987.<ref name="thaiairways.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.thaiairways.com/about-thai/company-profile/en/history.htm |title=THAI Company Information: History |publisher=Thaiairways.com |access-date=13 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626115800/http://www.thaiairways.com/about-thai/company-profile/en/history.htm |archive-date=26 June 2010 }}</ref>

[[File:Douglas DC-10-30 HS-TGD Thai FRA 08.05.77 edited-3.jpg|thumb|right|A Thai [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], 1977]]

The airline's first intercontinental services using [[Douglas DC-8]]s started in 1971 to [[Australia]], and then to Europe the following year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McWhirter|first=Alex|title=Thai Airways celebrates 45 years in London|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2018/10/28/thai-airways-celebrates-45-years-in-london/|website=Business Traveller|date=28 October 2018|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref> A number of the larger [[Douglas DC-10]] wide-body tri-jets was acquired in the late-1970s. Services to North America commenced in 1980.<ref name="thaiairways.com"/>

On 1 April 1977, after 17 years of capital participation by SAS, the Thai government bought out the remaining 15 percent of SAS-owned shares and Thai became a [[state owned enterprise]] of the Thai government.<ref name="thaiairways.com"/> As of 22 May 2020, the [[Ministry of Finance (Thailand)|Thai Ministry of Finance]] is no longer the majority shareholder, having reduced its holding to 47.86 percent from 51.03 percent.<ref name=BP-20200525 />

In 1979, the carrier received its first [[cargo aircraft]] which is a [[Douglas DC-8-60|Douglas DC-8-62AF]] used for flying between [[Bangkok]] and [[Karachi]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Hong Kong]]<ref>[http://www.hflight.net/forums/topic/12112-%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%84-4-%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A8/ TPI Thai Airways International year 1979]</ref> as well as a flight from [[Copenhagen]] to [[Paris]].

===1980s and 1990s: merger with Thai Airways Company===
On 6 December 1987, services to [[Auckland]] in New Zealand were inaugurated. On 1 April 1988, then-Prime Minister Gen. [[Prem Tinsulanonda]], merged the international and domestic operations of the two companies to form the present company, Thai Airways International, to have a single national carrier.<ref name="thaiairways.com"/> On 25 June 1991, the reconfigured company listed its shares on the [[Stock Exchange of Thailand]] and offered them to the public. The Thai public offering of shares is the largest ever undertaken in the country.<ref name="thaiairways.com"/>

In 1997, Thai Airways planned a privatization program, the first in Thai history.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Montlake |first1=Simon |title=Privatization Plans For Thai Airline, Oil Firm Stir Debate |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonmontlake/2012/01/23/privatization-plans-for-thai-airline-oil-firm-stir-debate/#6af3ce4643e5 |access-date=2 June 2020 |work=Forbes |date=23 January 2012}}</ref>

On 14 May 1997, Thai Airways, along with [[Lufthansa]], [[Air Canada]], [[Scandinavian Airlines|SAS]], and [[United Airlines]], founded the world's first and largest [[airline alliance]], Star Alliance.

The genesis of Thai's later financial difficulties has been attributed to actions taken in the 1990s when Thai Airways began "buying every type of plane that was being manufactured." Different models meant that the airline had to train an army of technicians to keep differing airframes and engines from both General Electric and Rolls-Royce airworthy, significantly inflating maintenance costs.<ref name="NAR-20200529" />

[[File:Thai Airways Airbus A300B4-622R HKT Prasertwit.jpg|thumb|Thai [[Airbus A300]], [[Phuket Airport]], 2008]]

===2000s: Airline brand renewal and financial difficulties===

In the first decade of the 21st century, Thai Airways continued its route network expansion with new services to [[Chengdu]], [[Busan]], [[Chennai]], [[Xiamen]], [[Milan]], [[Moscow]], [[Islamabad]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Johannesburg]], and [[Oslo]].

Using the [[Airbus A340|Airbus A340-500]] fleet, which was acquired in 2005, Thai commenced non-stop flights between [[Bangkok]] and [[New York City|New York]] and [[Bangkok]] to [[Los Angeles]], its first non-stop service to [[North America]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Kurlantzick|first=Joshua|date=2 July 2006|title=The Agony and Ecstasy of 18 Hours in the Air|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/02/travel/02journeys.html|access-date=31 May 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>The airline later converted an existing one-stop service (via [[Tokyo]]) to Los Angeles into a non-stop flight using the same aircraft type.<ref name=":0" /> Citing very high fuel costs, Thai discontinued the New York service in July 2008. The service to [[Los Angeles]] was again reverted to one-stop service via [[Seoul]] on 1 May 2012, leaving the airline without a non-stop service between [[Thailand]] and North America. The [[Airbus A340|A340s]] used were phased out, replaced by the [[Boeing 777|Boeing 777-200ER]] for the [[Bangkok]]–[[Seoul]]–[[Los Angeles|Los-Angeles]] route. 

The 2000s also saw Thai expand its Thai airport network beyond its [[Bangkok]] hub. The airline launched non-stop flights from [[Phuket Province|Phuket]] to [[Tokyo]], [[Seoul]], and [[Hong Kong]]. 

During the late-2000s, Thai's growth was hampered by a combination of internal and external factors, including a spike in fuel prices, domestic political conflict in Thailand, and the [[Late-2000s recession|global economic crisis of the late-2000s]]. In 2008, after achieving profitability for the previous 40 years, Thai recorded a loss for the first time in its history of around 21 billion baht (US$675 million). The airline blamed high fuel costs and Thailand's political turmoil.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.set.or.th/set/companyhighlight.do?symbol=THAI&language=th&country=TH |script-title=th:ตลาดหลักทรัพย์แห่งประเทศไทย : ข้อมูลรายบริษัท/หลักทรัพย์ |language=th |website=Stock Exchange of Thailand|access-date=13 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728150351/http://www.set.or.th/set/companyhighlight.do?symbol=THAI&language=th&country=TH |archive-date=28 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of [[Fiscal Quarter|Q2]] 2009, after a series of restructuring initiatives, including a two-year deferral of its [[Airbus A380]] deliveries, the carrier returned to a net profit of 2.5 billion baht.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.set.or.th/set/companyfinance.do?type=balance&symbol=THAI&language=en&country=US |title=The Stock Exchange of Thailand : Companies/Securities in Focus |website=Stock Exchange of Thailand |access-date=13 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728150556/http://www.set.or.th/set/companyfinance.do?type=balance&symbol=THAI&language=en&country=US |archive-date=28 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Thai's need for reform became evident in the first decade of the 21st century, but reforms, when they came, were invariably cut short. Thai's problems were threefold: ineffective leadership at the top; inexperienced boards; and a coddled union. [[Piyasvasti Amranand]] took Thai's helm in October 2009 after serving as energy minister. At Thai, he is still regarded as a true reformer, imposing salary cuts for senior executives as part of his drive to reduce costs. He was voted out by the board in 2012 for what may have been political reasons. The board of directors was, after the [[2014 Thai coup d'état]], packed with military brass. Five civilian members were purged and replaced with five [[Royal Thai Air Force]] (RTAF) generals, as was the board's chairman. The appointments ended Thai's policy of only appointing technocrats to the board. Three RTAF generals remain on the 2020 board; they have no experience running listed companies or restructuring loss-making airlines. Concomitantly, employees at Thai enjoyed an overprotected status. Salary increases based on length of employment led to senior captains earning more than the CEO.<ref name="NAR-20200529" />

===2010s: Fleet renewal and route expansion===

While celebrating its fiftieth anniversary in 2010, Thai, led by its president, Piyasvasti Amranand, drafted new plans for the airline's future, including aircraft fleet renewal and an upgrade of existing services. Thai placed orders for a number of aircraft, including the [[Boeing 787]] and [[Airbus A350]], and it launched a refurbishment of its [[Boeing 747]] and [[Boeing 777|777]] cabins. Mindful of rising fuel costs, the airline phased-out its most inefficient aircraft, including its [[Airbus A340-500]]s. The airline took delivery of its first [[Airbus A380]] aircraft in the second half of 2012, intending to eventually deploy the aircraft on its core European routes.

THAI resumed network expansion with the resumption of flights to [[Brussels]], in addition to a new non-stop flight from [[Stockholm]] and [[Copenhagen]] to [[Phuket Province|Phuket]]. At the same time, the [[Greek debt crisis]] caused Thai to suspend its services to [[Athens]].

Thai expects to be the first carrier in Asia to fly commercial flights using [[biofuel]]s. The carrier launched the initiative with experimental flights in December 2011 as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility program, otherwise known as "Travel Green". Thai hopes to stimulate sustained biofuel production in Thailand by working with Thai government agencies and regional corporate partners, such as [[PTT Public Company Limited]]. The effort aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in regional air travel as well as position Thailand to be the "bio hub" of Asia.<ref name="Biofuels CSR Initiative">{{cite web |url=http://www.etravelblackboard.com/article/126892/thai-launches-biofuels-flight-and-first-biofuels-passenger-flight-in-asia-through-travel-green-initiative |title=THAI Launches Biofuels Flight |publisher=eTravel Blackboard |access-date=27 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614102013/http://www.etravelblackboard.com/article/126892/thai-launches-biofuels-flight-and-first-biofuels-passenger-flight-in-asia-through-travel-green-initiative |archive-date=14 June 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2015, after an audit of the Thai Department of Civil Aviation, Thailand was downgraded from Category 1 to Category 2 due to negative audit results from the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO).<ref>{{Cite web |website=Watson Farley & Williams|url=http://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/WFW-Aviation-ThailandPotentialICAODowngrade.pdf |title=AN ICAO DOWNGRADE: IMPLICATIONS AND ISSUES FOR THAI AVIATION |access-date=6 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405040710/http://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/WFW-Aviation-ThailandPotentialICAODowngrade.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 1 December 2015, the US [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA) announced their reassessment of the safety rating for Thailand, downgrading it from a Category 1 to Category 2 country. The FAA stated, "U.S. and Thai aviation officials have a long-standing cooperative relationship and both our countries work continuously to meet the challenge of ensuring aviation safety. A Category 2 International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) rating means that the country either lacks laws or regulations necessary to oversee air carriers in accordance with minimum international standards, or its civil aviation authority—a body equivalent to the FAA for aviation safety matters—is deficient in one or more areas, such as technical expertise, trained personnel, record-keeping, or inspection procedures. With a Category 2 rating, Thailand's air carriers can continue existing routes to the United States but they won't be allowed to establish new routes to the United States."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=19814 |title=Press Release – FAA Announces Revised Safety Rating for the Kingdom of Thailand |publisher=[[FAA]] |date=1 December 2015 |access-date=13 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110211108/https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=19814 |archive-date=10 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[European Aviation Safety Agency]] (EASA) declined to blacklist any Thai carriers following a review of certain carriers in November 2015. Thai later received third country operator (TCO) certification from the EU, effective 15 December 2015, authorizing the carrier to continue flying to the EU for the foreseeable future.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/transport/800220/thai-airways-secures-11-european-destinations |title=Thai Airways secures 11 European destinations |work=Bangkok Post |date=20 December 2015 |access-date=13 January 2020 |last1=Mahitthirook |first1=Amornrat }}</ref>

In July 2015, Thai announced the planned cancellation of service to [[Los Angeles]] after 25 October 2015, marking the end of US service.

In June 2016, as a result of its restructuring plan, Thai announced it would commence thrice-weekly [[Tehran]] service. However, the service ended on 28 February 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en_KR/news/news_announcement/news_detail/news_20180130_01.page |title=SUSPEND FLIGHT OPERATION ON BANGKOK – TEHRAN ROUTE |website=Thai Airways |date=30 January 2018 |access-date=13 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113023356/https://www.thaiairways.com/en_KR/news/news_announcement/news_detail/news_20180130_01.page |archive-date=13 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The airline also considered a return to the US using [[Boeing 787-9]] by 2017. However, Charamporn Jothikastira, president of Thai, turned down the possibility of returning to [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]] or [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York City]] due to losses in the past. Instead, Thai considered other cities such as [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]] and [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle]].<ref>{{cite news |title=THAI to relaunch direct flights to US |first=Amornrat |last=Mahitthirook |url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/news-and-pr/1044221/thai-to-relaunch-direct-flights-to-us |newspaper=Bangkok Post |date=25 July 2016|access-date=6 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Thai Airways plans to resume direct flights to US next year |first=Suchat |last=Sritama |url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Thai-Airways-plans-to-resume-direct-flights-to-US--30291388.html |newspaper=The Nation |date=26 July 2016 |access-date=6 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729183832/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Thai-Airways-plans-to-resume-direct-flights-to-US--30291388.html |archive-date=29 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During this time, [[Thai Smile]] planned new regional routes to [[Cebu]], [[Medan]], [[Surabaya]], [[Chandigarh]], [[Shantou]] and [[Tianjin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thansettakij.com/2016/06/04/58284|script-title=th:‘ไทยสมายล์’รุกบินต่างประเทศปั้นรายได้สิ้นปีหมื่นล้าน|trans-title=Thai Smile revenue exceeds 10 million|language=th|access-date=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828112044/http://www.thansettakij.com/2016/06/04/58284|archive-date=28 August 2016|url-status=live|date=4 June 2016}}</ref>

In August 2016, Thai introduced a new route network management system. Following implementation, flight schedules were synchronized, allowing international passengers to transit via [[Bangkok Suvarnabhumi]] more conveniently. Thai planned to adjust thirteen route schedules, mainly in [[Japan]], [[Australia]], and [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thaipublica.org/2016/07/thai-airway-26-7-2559/ |script-title=th:"การบินไทย" ไต่ระดับแผนฟื้นฟู ปรับระบบไอทีอุดรูรั่ว – ใช้ Big Data เสริมความปลอดภัย ดันรายได้โตขั้นต่ำ 6% |language=th |date=25 July 2016 |access-date=6 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728230021/http://thaipublica.org/2016/07/thai-airway-26-7-2559/ |archive-date=28 July 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Routes to [[Perth]] and [[Brisbane]] were announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268271/thai-nw16-australia-schedule-changes/|title=Thai NW16 Australia Schedule Changes|access-date=6 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806064757/http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268271/thai-nw16-australia-schedule-changes/|archive-date=6 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, Thai was audited by the [[State Audit Office (Thailand)|State Audit Office]] as a result of a 6.8 billion baht loss in the first half of the year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hongtong |first=Thodsapol |date=2019-08-16 |title=State Audit Office begins Thai Airways operations audit |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1730947/state-audit-office-begins-thai-airways-operations-audit |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2020s: Bankruptcies and rehabilitations ===
On 19 May 2020, the Thai Cabinet approved Thai Airways' filing for bankruptcy protection at the Central Bankruptcy Court, after the company had struggled with a debt of ฿240 billion and heavy consecutive losses since 2017, which were further worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic that caused Thai Airways to lose at least ฿18 billion. The Thai government later sold a 3.2% stake in the company, ending the company's status as a [[state-owned enterprise]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Janssen |first=Peter |date=2020-05-19 |title=Thai Airways crash lands into bankruptcy court |url=https://asiatimes.com/2020/05/thai-airways-crash-lands-into-bankruptcy-court/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=Asia Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-05-19 |title=Thai Airways saved from the brink by government |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52718464 |access-date=2025-08-04 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

On 14 September 2020, the Central Bankruptcy Court in Bangkok approved THAI’s petition to enter a court-supervised business rehabilitation, marking the largest corporate restructuring in Thai history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bankruptcy Court Approves Business Rehabilitation for Thai Airways |url=https://www.tilleke.com/insights/bankruptcy-court-approves-business-rehabilitation-thai-airways/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=Tilleke & Gibbins |language=en-US}}</ref>

In February 2023, it has been announced that subsidiary [[Thai Smile]] will be dissolved as a separate entity and merged into Thai Airways by 2024 in an effort to reduce losses. The last flight of Thai Smile occurred on December 31, 2023.<ref>[https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2514539/thai-smile-thai-merger-to-cut-losses bangkokpost.com - Thai Smile-THAI merger 'to cut losses'] 25 February 2023</ref> 

In November 2024, regulators announced that Thailand is expected to regain its Category 1 (CAT 1) safety rating in early 2025, which would allow Thai Airways and other carriers to operate flights between Thailand and the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wancharoen |first=Supoj |date=2024-11-30 |title=Thailand, US to resume direct flights |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2911527/thailand-us-to-resume-direct-flights |access-date=2024-11-30 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref> On 21 November 2024, it was reported that Thai Airways will resume its flight to [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]] beginning 1 December 2024 after a 4-year hiatus due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tangsathaporn |first=Poramet |date=2024-11-21 |title=Thai Airways to restart flights to Brussels |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2906290/thai-to-restart-flights-to-brussels |access-date=2024-12-02 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref>

On 2 May 2025, Mr. Piyasawat Amaranan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Business Rehabilitation Plan for Thai Airways Public Company Limited, revealed that Thai Airways is conducting a feasibility study to resume flights to the United States via Osaka. However, according to the airline's 10-year plan, there will be no flights to the United States due to a shortage of aircraft, as Thai Airways is prioritising increasing flight frequency on high-potential routes such as Paris and resuming services to Vienna and Amsterdam.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ฐานเศรษฐกิจ |date=2025-05-02 |title=การบินไทย ศึกษาเปิดเข้าสหรัฐฯ รับ FAA ปลดล็อกไทย บินเข้าอเมริกาครั้งแรกในรอบ 10 ปี |url=https://www.thansettakij.com/business/tourism/626545?fbclid=IwY2xjawKEegFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFYdWdVUlZPWVIyeTB0U1RyAR49Be_9kHsgo6Ifb4e7-MfILp1x_3bPzGVZfD65q_mkJXtogJ01PYiVxIRPyg_aem_iAciTN2JMEXIN5P1gvIRww |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=thansettakij |language=th}}</ref>

After a four-year rehabilitation process, on 16 June 2025, the Central Bankruptcy Court granted permission for Thai Airways to exit its rehabilitation program, as the airline had achieved the four conditions required by the plan: formation of a new board, EBITDA of ฿40,000 million (double the benchmark set), disciplined repayments without default, and a registered capital increase with debt-to-equity conversion. The airline later resumed trading on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on 4 August 2025, with an opening price of ฿10.5 per share, representing a 134.4% increase from the capital increase offering price of ฿4.48 per share, and a market capitalization of nearly ฿300,000 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Court approves THAI’s exit from four-year rehabilitation program |url=https://world.thaipbs.or.th/detail/court-approves-thais-exit-from-fouryear-rehabilitation-program/57870 |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=world.thaipbs.or.th |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wancharoen |first=Supoj |date=2025-06-16 |title=Thai Airways concludes rehabilitation, to relist in August |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3050637/thai-airways-concludes-rehabilitation-to-relist-in-august |access-date=2025-08-25 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thai Airways Resumes Trading on the Stock Exchange on 4 August |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/content/thaiairways/th/en/homepage/news-and-announcements/thai-airways-resumes-trading-on-the-stock-exchange-on-4-august/ |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=www.thaiairways.com |language=en}}</ref>  During an interview with the [[Bangkok Post]] on 24 August 2025, Chai Eamsiri, Chief Executive Officer of Thai Airways, revealed that the airline plans to double the frequencies of its flights to [[Guangzhou]] and [[Beijing]], increasing from seven to fourteen per week for each destination. Thai Airways will also resume services to [[Xiamen]], [[Chongqing]], and [[Changsha]], each with seven weekly flights, and will introduce new routes to [[Wuhan]] and [[Shenzhen]]. In addition, the airline is considering launching a new route to [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], along with several new domestic routes, in line with the delivery of new aircraft. To bridge the capacity gap before these aircraft arrive, Thai Airways plans to lease eight to ten wide-body aircraft for a period of six years, with a final decision expected in September 2025. The airline will also commence a cabin refurbishment program across its Airbus A320, Airbus A350-900, and Boeing 777-300ER fleets.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Limited |first=Bangkok Post Public Company |date=2025-08-24 |title=Thai Airways to expand network, flight frequencies |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3092252/thai-airways-to-expand-network-flight-frequencies |access-date=2025-08-25 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref>

==Branding==

===Safety video===

The current safety video was introduced in 2018. [[Sueb Nakhasathien Foundation]] president Rungsit Kanjanavanit stated his belief that the video does not sufficiently reflect [[Thai culture]] as the animals and flowers used are more commonly found in South America.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1465089/thai-airways-safety-instruction-video-lacks-thainess|title=Thai Airways' safety instruction video 'lacks Thainess' |newspaper=[[Bangkok Post]]|date=14 May 2018|access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref>

===The launch of Thai Smile===
[[File:HS-TXA_(13284905564).jpg|thumb|right| [[Thai Smile]] [[Airbus A320-200]] (HS-TXA)]]

As part of THAI's broader growth strategy in the region, THAI launched a regional carrier with light-premium services, [[Thai Smile]], which operates the narrow-bodied [[Airbus A320-200]] on regional and domestic routes. The new airline began commercial operations in July 2012, after its first A320s were received. As of September 2020, [[Thai Smile]] files to 31 destinations and a fleet of 20 aircraft with [[Chiang Mai International Airport]] being its [[focus city]].

By September 2016, [[Thai Smile]], Thai's subsidiary announced new services to [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Varanasi]], [[Jaipur]], and [[Lucknow]] in India marking the expansion of Thai's Asian network.<ref>{{cite news|work=Thai Rath|date=24 September 2016 |url=http://www.thairath.co.th/content/732974|script-title=th:ไทยสมายล์ เปิดเส้นทางบินใหม่ สู่ 4 เมืองสำคัญแดนภารตะ|trans-title=Thai Smile launches 4 new destinations|language=th|access-date=24 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925012329/http://thairath.co.th/content/732974|archive-date=25 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the fourth quarter of 2016, [[Thai Smile]] vowed to resume its suspended routes and Thai's terminated regional routes to [[Da Nang]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thansettakij.com/2016/10/15/104279|script-title=th:สายการบินแห่เพิ่มเที่ยวบินรับไฮซีซันอีสานบน|language=th|date=15 October 2016 |access-date=9 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017051009/http://www.thansettakij.com/2016/10/15/104279|archive-date=17 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kota Kinabalu]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270302/thai-smile-proposing-kota-kinabalu-launch-in-mar-2017/|title=Thai Smile proposing Kota Kinabalu launched on Mar 2017|access-date=9 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209141849/http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270302/thai-smile-proposing-kota-kinabalu-launch-in-mar-2017/|archive-date=9 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Luang Prabang]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270239/thai-smile-adds-luang-prabang-service-from-jan-2017/|title=Thai Smile adds Luang Prabang service from Jan 2017|access-date=9 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210071553/http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270239/thai-smile-adds-luang-prabang-service-from-jan-2017/|archive-date=10 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Mandalay]]. Also the airline has considered launching new services to [[Hangzhou]] and [[Zhengzhou]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thansettakij.com/2016/10/12/104357|script-title=th:2 แอร์ไลน์เล็งเปิดรูตใหม่สู่จีน รุกทัวร์คุณภาพ/‘ททท.เฉินตู’ ผนึกเสฉวนฯบินอู่ตะเภา|language=th|date=12 October 2016 |access-date=9 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220114049/http://www.thansettakij.com/2016/10/12/104357|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the financial complications caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand|COVID-19 pandemic]], Thai Smile ceased operations in 2023 as a part of the financial reconstruction. All the Thai Smile aircraft are to be reabsorbed by THAI Airways.

=== Subsidiaries ===

==== Thai Catering ====
[[File:Fish and vegetables, Thai, 2024 (02).jpg|thumb|Inflight Economy Meal on a Thai Airways Flight]]
Thai Catering began operations on 20 April 1960 by renting out a hangar at Don Mueang Airport for airline meal production. The current headquarters are located at Suvarnabhumi Airport in a 120,000 square meters facility and is able to produce 87,000 meals per day. The facility at Don Mueang Airport remains in use as a bakery production facility, food supply for airline lounges, as well as food production for banquet services and Thai Catering restaurants in domestic airports around the country. Another facility is open for producing food for flights departing from in Krabi Airport. Thai Catering received the Best Economy Class Onboard Catering Award from Skytrax between 2011-2014 and 2016-2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PROFILE |url=https://www.thaicatering.com/profile-awards/}}</ref>

In 1995, after reporting losses within the subsidiary after the airline released a new policy of not serving food outside meal service times, Puff and Pie Bakery House was established and its first branch opened on 19 November 1997 near Don Mueang Airport with an aim to increase revenue for the airline. A total of 19 Puff and Pie Branches can be found in Bangkok, primarily found in government offices and hospitals, providing bakery items and microwaveable meals from Thai Catering.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Puff and Pie Meal |url=https://www.puffandpie.com/puffandpie/meal.page}}</ref> In 2021, Puff and Pie cooperated with Inthanin Coffee, a subsidiary of [[Bangchak Corporation|Bang Chak Corporation]], with the aim of expanding the distribution of its products to at least 100 branches of Inthanin Coffee in Bang Chak gas stations by 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=รายได้ใหม่ของ 'การบินไทย' ส่งเบเกอรีของ Puff & Pie วางขายใน 'ร้านอินทนิล' ตั้งเป้าขยาย 100 สาขาภายในปี 2565 |date=27 August 2021 |url=https://thestandard.co/thai-airway-new-business-puff-and-pie/}}</ref>

==Liveries and logos==
[[File:HS-TGR_B747-400_Thai_(4445716257)_(3).jpg|thumb|right|200px| New livery on Thai Airways [[Boeing 747-400]]]]

In 2006, Thai Airways moved its hub to the new [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]]. Coinciding with the arrival of new aircraft in the mid-2000s, as well as its new [[Airline hub|hub]] in Bangkok, the airline launched a brand renewal by introducing new aircraft livery, new aircraft seating, and revamped ground and air service.

The logo on the tail fin shows the traditional Thai greeting gesture (wai), and the curves represents traditional [[Thai architecture]] of the decorative structure called lamyong that are common on temple roofs to distinguish different tiers in the structure. The gold represents the colour of [[Thailand|Thai]] [[Temples]], while the magenta signifies [[magnolia]] blossom, where finally the purple represents the Thai [[Orchid]] - a colour that is used throughout the airline from uniforms to interior cabin colour schemes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en/about_thai/company_profile/thai_brand/history_thais_brand.page|access-date=21 September 2020|title=History &#124; THAI Brand &#124; Thai Airways }}</ref>

===Special liveries===
In 1999, THAI first painted the [[Royal Barge Suphannahong]] aircraft livery on its [[Boeing 747-400]] (HS-TGJ) aircraft, royally bestowed the name “Haripunchai” on the occasion of the Sixth Cycle Birthday of King Rama IX.<ref>{{Cite web|title=News & Announcements {{!}} Thai Airways {{!}} News Details|url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en_TH/news/news_announcement/news_detail/Suphannahong_Aircraft.page?|access-date=7 August 2021|website=www.thaiairways.com}}</ref> This also applied on another Boeing 747-400 (HS-TGO, ''Bowonrangsi''), making both aircraft identical.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.airliners.net/photo/Thai-Airways-International/Boeing-747-4D7/186526/L | title=Aviation Photo #0186526: Boeing 747-4D7 - Thai Airways International }}</ref>

To mark the Coronation of the King Rama X, Thai Airways used a [[Boeing 777-300]] (HS-TKF) to put the [[Royal Barge Procession|Suphannahong Royal Barge]] as its aircraft livery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://onemileatatime.com/thai-airways-royal-barge-livery/|access-date=21 September 2020|title=Thai Airways' Special 777 Royal Barge Livery |date=16 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://travelupdate.com/royal-barge-thai-special-livery/|access-date=21 September 2020|title=Check out the new Thai Airways Royal Barge special livery |date=16 August 2019 }}</ref>

As of 2025, two aircraft, HS-THQ and HS-THU, feature the Star Alliance livery.<gallery mode="packed" widths="250" heights="140" perrow="5" caption="Star Alliance Livery">
File:64ad - Thai Airways International Airbus A300-622R, HS-TAO@BKK,17.07.1999 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg|[[Airbus A300|Airbus A300B4-622R]] (HS-TAO)
File:HS-TBD@HKG (20190125155634).jpg|[[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-343]] (HS-TBD)
File:HS-TEL - Thai Airways International - Airbus A330-322 - Star Alliance Livery - CTU (9769620092).jpg|[[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-322]] (HS-TEL)
File:HS-TGW (33928906984).jpg|[[Boeing 747-400|Boeing 747-4D7]] (HS-TGW)
File:HS-THQ@PEK (20241202155328).jpg|[[Airbus A350|Airbus A350-941]] (HS-THQ)
File:Airbus A350-941 HS-THU.jpg|[[Airbus A350|Airbus A350-941]] (HS-THU)
</gallery><gallery mode="packed" widths="250" heights="150" perrow="5" caption="Other Livery">
File:Thai Airways International Douglas DC-8-63 Volpati-1.jpg|[[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-63]] (HS-TGY) in Classical Thai Dancer livery
File:Thai Smile (Adventure Time livery), HS-TXQ, Airbus A320-232 (47666559291).jpg|[[Thai Smile]] [[Airbus A320|Airbus A320-232]](WL) (HS-TXQ) in [[Cartoon Network]] Livery
File:HS-TEK Airbus A330 Thai (7342905132).jpg|[[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-322]] (HS-TEK) in the [[Royal Barge Narai Song Suban HM Rama IX|Royal Barge Narai Song Suban]] Livery.
File:Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 retro livery Wallner.jpg|[[Boeing 747-400|Boeing 747-4D7]] (HS-TGP) in the retro livery
File:HS-TGO 3 B747-4D7 Thai Intl(Dragon Boat) KIX 12JUL01 (7058351623).jpg|[[Boeing 747-400|Boeing 747-4D7]] (HS-TGO) in the [[Royal Barge Suphannahong]] livery
File:HS-TKF@PEK (20191130153457).jpg|[[Boeing 777|Boeing 777-3D7]] (HS-TKF) in the [[Royal Barge Suphannahong]] livery 
File:Thai Airways International Airbus A300-605R (HS-TAH-518).jpg|[[Airbus A300-605R]] (HS-TAH) in the [[Motion lines|Speedline]] livery 
File:HS-TXT (21 Oct 2024).jpg| [[Airbus A320|Airbus A320-232]](WL) (HS-TXT) in [[Ribbon]] Livery
File:HS-TGZ 1 B747-4D7 Thai Intl Aws FRA 14JUN02 (8228506565).jpg|[[Boeing 747-400|Boeing 747-4D7]] (HS-TGZ) in The King 72nd Celebration livery
File:Thai Cargo Boeing 747-4D7(BCF) HS-TGH "Chaiprakarn" (33832009916).jpg|[[Boeing 747-400BCF|Boeing 747-4D7 (BCF)]] (HS-TGH) in the Thai Airways International Cargo livery
File:Boeing 777-FZB, Thai Cargo (Southern Air) AN1678440.jpg|[[Boeing 777-200LR|Boeing 777-FZB]] (N775SA) in the Always Deliver The Best livery
File:Boeing 747-2D7B(SF), Thai Airways International Cargo (Atlas Air) AN0604189.jpg|[[Boeing 747-200 |Boeing 747-2D7B(SF)]] (N522MC) in the Thai Airways International Lowercase letter Cargo livery
File:Thai Cargo Douglas DC-8-62F Volpati.jpg|[[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-62AF]] (HS-TGS) in the Thai Airways International Capital Letter CARGO livery


</gallery>

==Corporate affairs==
===Business trends===
The key trends of Thai Airways are (as at the financial year ending December 31):<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Reports - Thai Airways |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/annual-report-one-report/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Investor Relations |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;font-align:center;text-align:center;"
! Year
! Total Revenue<br>(million)
! Net profit ({{Color|Red|Loss}})<br>(million)
! Total Assets<br>(million)
! Total Liabilities<br>(million)
! Number of passengers<br>(000)
! Cabin Factor
! Number of aircraft
! Notes/Sources
|-
|2010
|฿184,270
|฿15,350
|฿293,760
|฿210,850
|18,165
|73.6%
|90
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2010 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ar2010.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|฿194,342
|({{Color|Red|฿10,197}})
|฿274,445
|฿211,010
|18,398
|70.4%
|89
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2011 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20120404-THAI-AR2011-EN-1.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|฿213,530
|฿6,510
|฿304,096
|฿234,278
|20,615
|76.6%
|95
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2012 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20130401-THAI-AR2012-EN.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|฿211,605
|({{Color|Red|฿12,000}})
|฿307,085
|฿250,166
|21,510
|74.1%
|100
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2013 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20140410-THAI-AR2013-EN.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|฿203,889
|({{Color|Red|฿15,573}})
|฿307,267
|฿265,971
|19,096
|68.9%
|102
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2014 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20150326-thai-ar2014-en.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|฿192,591
|({{Color|Red|฿13,047}})
|฿302,471
|฿269,545
|21,249
|72.9%
|95
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2015 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20160325-thai-ar2015-en.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|฿181,446
|฿47
|฿283,124
|฿249,536
|22,262
|73.4%
|95
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2016 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20170410-thai-ar2016-en.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|฿190,535
|({{Color|Red|฿2,072}})
|฿280,775
|฿248,762
|24,562
|79.2%
|100
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2017 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20180403-thai-ar2017-en.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|฿200,586
|({{Color|Red|฿11,569}})
|฿268,721
|฿248,265
|24,319
|77.6%
|103
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2018 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20190409-thai-ar2018-en.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|฿188,954
|({{Color|Red|฿12,017}})
|฿256,665
|฿244,899
|24,511
|79.1%
|103
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Report 2019 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20200420-thai-ar2019-en.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|฿48,636
|({{Color|Red|฿141,180}})
|฿208,791
|฿337,456
|5,871
|64.7%
|103
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Form 56-1 as of year 2020 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20210902-thai-561-2020-th.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Financial Statements Yearly 2020 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20210303-thai-fs-fy2020-en-1.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|฿21,572
|฿56,498
|฿161,219
|฿232,469
|1,640
|19.1%
|87
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Financial Statements Yearly 2021 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/THAIT1.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Form 56-1 One Report as of year 2021 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/THAIT1.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|฿97,514
|({{Color|Red|฿5,088}})
|฿198,299
|฿261,792
|9,012
|67.9%
|86
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Financial Statements Yearly 2022 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2022_FS_EN.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|฿165,492
|฿28,123
|฿238,991
|฿282,133
|13,763
|79.7%
|70
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Form 56-1 One Report as of year 2023 |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240809_TG-One-Report-2023_EN.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Financial Statement Yearly 2023 (Audited) |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240223-thai-fs-y2023-EN.pdf}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|฿192,821
|({{Color|Red|฿35,044}})
|฿292,508
|฿246,919
|16,143
|78.8%
|79
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Form 56-1 One Report |url=https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TG-One-Report-2024.pdf}}</ref>
|}[[File:บริษัท การบินไทย จำกัด (มหาชน) สำนักงานใหญ่ (Thai Airways Int'l PCL).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Thai Airways' corporate headquarters in [[Chatuchak district]], [[Bangkok]]]][[File:202402 THAI Operation Control Center at Suvarnabhumi International Airport.jpg|thumb|THAI Operation Control Center at [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]]]]

[[File:202402 THAI Catering at Suvarnabhumi International Airport.jpg|thumb|THAI Catering at [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]] ]]As of October 2019, Thai's accumulated debt amounted to more than 100 billion [[Thai baht|baht]], prompting a deputy transport minister to question "...how serious the airline's executives were in dealing with the worsening financial situation."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hongtong |first1=Thodsapol |date=11 October 2019 |title=THAI told to revamp rehab plan |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1769294/thai-told-to-revamp-rehab-plan |access-date=11 October 2019 |work=Bangkok Post}}</ref> Thai reported a net loss of 4.68 billion baht in the third quarter of 2019 and a 10.91 billion baht net loss for the first nine months of 2019. Thai's president lamented that, "...such losses were normal for airlines amid fierce competition and price dumping to win customers,"<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hongtong |first1=Thodsapol |date=16 November 2019 |title=THAI boss insists big losses 'normal' |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1795234#cxrecs_s |access-date=17 November 2019 |work=Bangkok Post}}</ref> a statement contradicted by the performance of other airlines in the region such as [[VietJet Air#Financials|VietJet Air]].

At the commencement of 2014, Thai was subject to a rumor that the company would declare bankruptcy in May 2014.<ref name="bk-2014-tm">{{cite news|title=THAI dismisses rumours of impending bankruptcy|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/388454/thai-dismisses-rumours-of-impending-bankruptcy|access-date=9 January 2014|work=Bangkok Post|date=8 January 2014|author=Amornrat Mahitthirook}}</ref> Listed on the Thai stock exchange, the company was formerly a state enterprise—until 22 May 2020—in which the finance ministry held a stake of up to 51 per cent.<ref name="BP-20200525" /> In a statement to the media, Chokchai Panyayong, the airways' senior executive vice-president and acting president, stated: "Thai has never once defaulted. Despite its loss in the third quarter of last year, the company still has high liquidity and has a clear plan for debt repayment."<ref name="bk-2014-tm" /> He further explained that the carrier's loss of 6.35 billion baht in the third quarter of last year was the result of the company's unsuccessful plan to attract more customers.<ref name="bk-2014-tm" /> Thai's financial loss for 2014 was reported to be at 15.6 billion baht (US$479 million), 3.6 billion baht higher than the previous year.<ref name="bkpost-fy2014" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Nguyen|first1=Anuchit|title=Thai Airways Sees 2015 Loss Before Returning to Profit on Revamp|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-30/thai-airways-sees-2015-loss-before-returning-to-profit-on-revamp|access-date=2 June 2015|work=Bloomberg|date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609074941/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-30/thai-airways-sees-2015-loss-before-returning-to-profit-on-revamp|archive-date=9 June 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Thai blamed declining tourist arrivals from North Asia owing to political unrest in Thailand during the year, but capacity figures from Flightglobal's Innovata Network Data service suggest that Europe was probably an even bigger drain on the bottom line during the year.<ref name="Flightglobal-20150513">{{cite news|last1=Waldron|first1=Greg|title=ANALYSIS: Thai's fighting retreat from Europe|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-thais-fighting-retreat-from-europe-412147/|access-date=15 May 2015|publisher=Flightglobal|date=13 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517233335/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-thais-fighting-retreat-from-europe-412147/|archive-date=17 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2018 recovery plan===
Thai's new management team has set itself the goal of returning to "sustainable profitability" by 2022 as well as joining the ranks of the world's top five airlines. The centerpiece of its turnaround plan is its proposed 100 billion baht purchase of 23 new aircraft.<ref name="BP-20180921Govt">{{cite news |last1=Sritama |first1=Suchat |last2=Chanthanusornsiri |first2=Wichit |title=Government prods Thai Airways about plane buys |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1543662/government-prods-thai-airways-about-plane-buys |access-date=21 September 2018 |work=Bangkok Post |date=21 September 2018}}</ref> THAI's chairman pointed to its aging fleet as being expensive to maintain. THAI's 89 aircraft have an average age of 9.3 years compared with competitor Singapore Airlines average age of 7.6 years. Thai's chairman said the company has not yet determined "...what aircraft and type we need to buy because we have yet to finalize financing."<ref name="BP-20180921Govt" />

Thai's recovery plans include teaming up with state enterprises [[Airports of Thailand PCL]] (AOT) and [[Krung Thai Bank]] (KTB) to help drive the carrier to profitability. The team's "first task" is to deliver more tourists to 55 "second-tier" provinces. The [[Tourism Authority of Thailand]] (TAT) will assist the team by creating a new campaign, "More Local", to drive tourism to less visited corners of the nation. AOT, which operates Thailand's six international airports, will invest 220 billion baht in infrastructure to increase airport capacity from 2018's 80 million passengers to 185 million in ten years. KTB's contribution to the effort consists of creating new payment solutions for tourists and ramping up travel promotions.<ref name="BP-20180921Team">{{cite news |last1=Sritama |first1=Suchat |title=High-level team seeks to reverse THAI's fortunes |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/1543734/high-level-team-seeks-to-reverse-thais-fortunes |access-date=21 September 2018 |work=Bangkok Post |date=21 September 2018}}</ref>

===Management issues===

Political interference, corruption and abuse of authority have been persistent issues in Thai's management.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thai making progress in cleaning up own house|first=Boonsong |last=Kositchotethana|date=22 July 2010|work=Bangkok Post}}</ref> Speaking at the [[World Economic Forum]] on East Asia, former president [[Piyasvasti Amranand]], who had been abruptly dismissed in May 2012, cited Thai's procurement of A340-500s (three of which had since been grounded) as examples of mismanagement influenced by corruption and political meddling, resulting in operational losses.<ref>{{cite news|title=Corruption, red tape holding back growth|first=Chiratas|last=Nivatpumin|work=Bangkok Post|date=31 May 2012|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/295841}}</ref>

At an extraordinary board meeting held on 27 March 2020, Chakkrit Parapuntakul, second vice chairman, was appointed as acting president of Thai Airways effective 11 April 2020.<ref name="TAI-20200402">{{cite news |title=Appointment of Acting President... |url=http://thai.listedcompany.com/newsroom/030420200744140377E.pdf |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=Thai Airways International |date=2 April 2020 |format=Stock Exchange Notification}}</ref>

===Debt restructuring===
The Thai government stepped in to provide THAI with a 50bn baht loan guarantee in April 2020 and reaffirmed the airline's status as a [[state enterprise]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Theparat |first1=Chatrudee |last2=Chantanusornsiri |first2=Wichit |title=SEPC to throw THAI lifeline |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1910244/sepc-to-throw-thai-lifeline |access-date=5 June 2020 |work=Bangkok Post |date=30 April 2020}}</ref> The move was taken in the absence of a "get well" plan.<ref>{{cite news |title=THAI's woes a vicious cycle |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1915856/thais-woes-a-vicious-cycle |access-date=11 May 2020 |work=Bangkok Post |date=11 May 2020 |department=Opinion}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=THAI AIRWAYS UNION OPPOSES PRIVATIZATION UNDER BAILOUT PLANS |url=https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/business/2020/05/08/thai-airways-union-opposes-privatization-under-bailout-plans/ |access-date=11 May 2020 |work=Khaosod English |date=8 May 2020}}</ref> A week later, the bailout loan was withdrawn and the cabinet replaced it with a plan to have Thai file with the Central Bankruptcy Court for [[debt restructuring]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Cabinet approves plan for THAI bankruptcy court restructuring |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1920748/cabinet-approves-plan-for-thai-bankruptcy-court-restructuring |access-date=19 May 2020 |work=Bangkok Post |agency=Reuters |date=19 May 2020}}</ref> As of March 2021, the airline is 410 billion baht in debt and 13,000 creditors.<ref name=bn>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Thai Airways seeks to raise B50bn |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2077063/thai-airways-seeks-to-raise-b50bn |work=Bangkok Post |date=3 March 2021 |location=Bangkok |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref> This include customers who simply bought tickets and not being refunded by Thai Airways. Most of those customers have waited for close to 2 years and still not being refunded although Thai Airways keeps selling new tickets. Its main creditors are the state-owned [[Krungthai Bank|Krungthai]] and [[Government Savings Bank (Thailand)|Government Savings Bank]]s. The 50bn baht loan it had sought from the government would have kept it afloat for only five months. An 80bn baht capital infusion would have been needed later.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bangprapa |first1=Mongkol |title=PM says THAI plan not yet on cabinet agenda |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1916860/pm-says-thai-plan-not-yet-on-cabinet-agenda |access-date=13 May 2020 |work=Bangkok Post |agency=Reuters |date=12 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rojanaphruk |first1=Pravit |title=OPINION: SHOULD TAXPAYERS BAIL THAI AIRWAYS AGAIN? |url=https://www.khaosodenglish.com/opinion/2020/05/15/opinion-should-taxpayers-bail-thai-airways-again/ |access-date=2 July 2020 |work=Khaosod English |date=15 May 2020 |department=Opinion}}</ref>

Thai Airways lost its state enterprise status on 22 May 2020 when the Finance Ministry sold off a 3.17% stake in Thai to the Vayupak 1 Fund, thus reducing its former majority shareholding to 47.86%.<ref name=BP-20200525>{{cite news |title=Five tipped to lead THAI comeback |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1923572/five-tipped-to-lead-thai-comeback |access-date=25 May 2020 |work=Bangkok Post |date=25 May 2020}}</ref> Thai has appealed to the government for help to forestall the seizure of its aircraft by foreign creditors. The airline sought government help because it has contracts and legal obligations that can only be resolved by the state. These issues must be dealt with before Thai enters debt rehabilitation. Concurrently, investigators are looking into anomalies in Thai ticket sales in 2019. The Transport Ministry reported that Thai ticket sales and freight revenues totalled 140bn baht in 2019, yet Thai had 25.4m passengers at an average ticket price of 6,081 baht, a total of 154.5bn baht.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chantanusornsiri |first1=Wichit |last2=Theparat |first2=Chatrudee |title=More help for Thai Airways |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1929496/more-help-for-thai-airways |access-date=5 June 2020 |work=Bangkok Post |date=5 June 2020}}</ref> A senior prosecutor, Wanchai Roujanavong,<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. Wanchai Roujanavong |url=https://acwc.asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Bio-Mr-Wanchai-Roujanavong-FINALl.pdf |website=ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref> had earlier warned that, "...the proposed rehabilitation of Thai Airways International [is] the opening of a [[Pandora's Box]], which will expose extensive corruption in the ailing national flag carrier which has hitherto been hidden from the public."<ref>{{cite news |title=Proposed rehabilitation of THAI will expose a Pandora's Box of corruption |url=https://www.thaipbsworld.com/proposed-rehabilitation-of-thai-will-expose-a-pandoras-box-of-corruption/ |access-date=5 June 2020 |work=Thai PBS World |date=4 June 2020}}</ref>

On September 14, 2020, the Central Bankruptcy Court has given approval for THAI to enter rehabilitation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Praprutitum |first1=Kamolwat |last2=Chantanusornsiri |first2=Wichit |title=Thai Airways loss soars to B141bn |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2074571/thai-airways-loss-soars-to-b141bn |work=Bangkok Post |date=26 February 2021 |location=Bangkok |access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref> THAI has submitted the rehabilitation plan on 2 March 2021.<ref name=BP20210218>{{cite news |title=Time to bid farewell to Thai Airways? |first=Chartchai |last=Parasuk |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2070151/time-to-bid-farewell-to-thai-airways- |newspaper=Bangkok Post |date=18 February 2021|access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref> The airline nominated the airline's independent director Piyasvasti Amranand and Chakkrit Parapuntakul, the company's second vice chairman as rehabilitation plan administrators, while the creditors will meet on 12 May 2021 to vote on the rehabilitation plan, and the court is expected to decide whether to endorse the plan between June and July 2021.<ref name=bn />

On 15 June 2021, the Central Bankruptcy Court set the hearing to read out the court's order with regard to the consideration of THAI's Business Rehabilitation Plan. After receiving two objections against the Business Rehabilitation Plan of THAI, the Planner's clarification, and the official receiver's opinion regarding several issues, the Central Bankruptcy Court granted an order to approve THAI's Business Rehabilitation Plan as well as the amended plan following the acceptance resolution of the creditors' meeting on 19 May 2021. As a result, the Plan Administrator nominations whose names were proposed according to the Business Rehabilitation Plan and the amended plan, i.e. Mr. Piyasvasti Amranand, Mr. Pornchai Thiravet, Mr. Siri Jirapongphan, Mr. Kraisorn Barameeauychai, and Mr. Chansin Treenuchagron, has become the Plan Administrators who are authorized to operate THAI's business and implement the plan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Central Bankruptcy Court's Approval of THAI's Business Rehabilitation Plan |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/sites/en/news/news_announcement/news_detail/the-central-bankruptcy.page |work=Thai Airways |date=15 June 2021 |location=Bangkok |access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>

On 1 July 2022, the Plan Administrator submitted the petition for plan amendment to the official receiver.<ref>{{cite news |title=THAI Files Plan Amendment Petition to Build Confidence for its Airline Business to Recover |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en_TH/news/news_announcement/news_detail/press-conf-jul22.page |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref> On 1 September 2022, the Official Receiver held the creditors’ meeting via electronic means (e-Meeting). The creditors who hold 78.59 percent of the total claims of the creditors, who attended the meeting and cast votes, accepted the amendment of the Business Reorganization Plan that the Plan Administrator submitted to the Official Receiver.<ref>{{cite news |title=THAI's Notification on the Resolution of the Creditors' Meeting to Consider the Amendment of Business Reorganization Plan |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en_TH/news/news_announcement/news_detail/resolution-creditors-meeting.page |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref> On 20 October 2022, the Central Bankruptcy Court issued an order approving the proposal for the Plan amendment of the Company.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Central Bankruptcy Court Approved THAI's Amendment of Business Reorganization Plan |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en_TH/news/news_announcement/news_detail/amendment-reorganization-plan.page |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref>

On 21 October 2022, THAI informed the resignation of the Plan Administrator, effective as of October 21, 2022 as follows: 1. Mr. Kraisorn Barameeauychai 2. Mr. Siri Jirapongphan<ref>{{cite news |title=Resignation of the Plan Administrator of THAI |url=https://classic.set.or.th/set/newsdetails.do?newsId=16663086241660&language=en&country=US |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref>

On 17 May 2023, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) held a creditor committee’s meeting that reached a resolution in favor of the company’s restructuring of business operation in aviation as proposed by the Plan Administrators and THAI management.<ref>{{Cite web |title=THAI Notifies the Resolution of the Creditors' Meeting on THAI Business Operation in Aviation Restructuring |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en_TH/news/news_announcement/news_detail/resolution-creditors-17may2023.page |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=www.thaiairways.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Corruption ===
On 20 August 2020, then Deputy Transport Minister [[Thaworn Senniam]] announced some Thai Airways employees became unusually rich from the 2003-2004 10 [[Airbus A340]]'s procurement deal and other mismanaged projects, according to a police-led investigation team set up by the [[Ministry of Transport (Thailand)|Ministry of Transport]]. The team is forwarding its findings to the [[National Anti-Corruption Commission (Thailand)|National Anti-Corruption Commission]] and has been informed by the Council of State that it must shut down due to a technicality.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Probe 'points to graft' in THAI A340 aircraft deal|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1971787/probe-points-to-graft-in-thai-a340-aircraft-deal|newspaper=Bangkok Post|publisher=Bangkok Post Public Company Limited|agency=Bangkok Post|date=21 August 2020|access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref>

====Rolls-Royce engine procurement====
In January 2017, a four-year investigation by the [[United Kingdom|UK]]'s [[Serious Fraud Office (United Kingdom)|Serious Fraud Office]] (SFO) determined that aircraft engine-maker [[Rolls-Royce Holdings|Rolls-Royce]] had paid bribes to Thai Airways employees and government employees in Thailand to secure orders for the Rolls-Royce T800 engine for its Boeing 777-200s.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jindalertudomdee|first1=Praphan|last2=Phromkaew|first2=Natthapat|title=PTT under scrutiny over 'bribes from Rolls-Royce'| url=https://www.nationthailand.com/news/national/30304588| access-date=29 January 2017|work=The Nation|date=21 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202094745/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30304588|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Rolls-Royce admitted to the charge and agreed to pay penalties.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Watt|first1=Holly|last2=Pegg|first2=David|last3=Evans|first3=Rob|title=Rolls-Royce apologises in court after settling bribery case|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/17/rolls-royce-apologises-bribery-671m-uk-us-brazil|access-date=29 January 2017|work=The Guardian|date=17 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128233914/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/17/rolls-royce-apologises-bribery-671m-uk-us-brazil|archive-date=28 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The illicit payments of US$36.38M took place between 1991 and 2005. Bribes were paid in three {{Linktext|tranche}}s:<ref name="BP-20170129">{{cite news|title=No S44 for Rolls-Royce bribe cases|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1188565/?src=ilaw|access-date=29 January 2017|work=Bangkok Post|date=29 January 2017}}</ref>

* 1 June 1991 – 30 June 1992: Rolls-Royce paid US$18.8M
* 1 March 1992 – 31 March 1997: Rolls-Royce paid US$10.38M
* 1 April 2004 – 28 February 2005: Rolls-Royce paid US$7.2M

The government rejected calls for Prime Minister [[Prayut Chan-o-cha]] to use his [[2014 interim constitution of Thailand#Section 44|Section 44]]<ref>{{cite news|title=What you need to know about Article 44 of Thailand's interim constitution|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/what-you-need-to-know-about-article-44-of-thailands-interim-constitution|access-date=29 January 2017|work=The Straits Times|date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202063658/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/what-you-need-to-know-about-article-44-of-thailands-interim-constitution|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> powers to cut through red tape in the investigation of the Rolls-Royce bribery scandal.<ref name="BP-20170129" /> Response from the Thai government's National Anti-Corruption Commission to information provided by the SFO, is said to be "tepid" and "...could be more embarrassing than the scandal itself."<ref>{{cite news|title=We are losing the fight against graft|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1188845/we-are-losing-the-fight-against-graft|access-date=29 January 2017|work=Bangkok Post|date=29 January 2017|department=Editorial}}</ref>

On 28 August, Thaworn Senneam announced the findings of a House panel which found evidence of bribes of a minimum of 5%, or 2.6 billion baht, on contracts in payments to officials, politicians, and THAI executives. Thaworn alleged that [[Rolls-Royce Holdings|Rolls-Royce]] paid 245 million baht in bribes through middlemen, and irregular expenses and overtime payments to staff and senior management, with excessive payments to executives costing.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mismanagement, graft sank THAI, says panel|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1976655/mismanagement-graft-sank-thai-says-panel|access-date=29 August 2020|website=Bangkok Post|date=29 August 2020 }}</ref> On 1 September, the Transport Ministry formally submitted the findings of the probe into alleged irregularities to the Finance Ministry, Prime Minister's Office, and National Anti Corruption Commission for further action.<ref>{{cite news |title=Panel submits probe results on THAI debt |first=Wichit |last=Chantanusornsiri |url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1978243/panel-submits-probe-results-on-thai-debt |newspaper=Bangkok Post |date=2 September 2020|access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref>

=== Shareholders ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|+Shareholders<ref>{{Cite web |title=THAI - Factsheet - The Stock Exchange of Thailand |url=https://www.set.or.th/en/market/product/stock/quote/thai/factsheet |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.set.or.th |language=en}}</ref>
!Rank
!Shareholders
!Shares
!%
|-
|1
|[[Ministry of Finance (Thailand)|Ministry of Finance]]
|11,010,143,112
|38.90
|-
|2
|[[Bangkok Bank|Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited]]
|2,407,879,062
|8.51
|-
|3
|Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand Saving and Credit Cooperative Limited
|1,538,121,854
|5.43
|-
|4
|[[Krungthai Bank|Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited]]
|1,327,322,126
|4.69
|-
|5
|[[TMBThanachart Bank|TMBThanachart Bank Public Company Limited]]
|579,955,895
|2.05
|-
|6
|Thammasat University Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited
|475,572,922
|1.68
|-
|7
|[[Government Savings Bank (Thailand)|Government Savings Bank]]
|447,995,117
|1.58
|-
|8
|Provincial Electricity Authority's Employees Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited
|414,359,908
|1.46
|-
|9
|[[Islamic Bank of Thailand]]
|397,330,248
|1.40
|-
|10
|PTT Savings and Credit Cooperative, Limited
|380,408,815
|1.34
|-
|11
|Kasetsart University Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited
|362,706,468
|1.28
|-
|12
|Dhipaya Insurance Public Company Limited
|303,014,266
|1.07
|-
|13
|Thai Airways Employee Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited
|267,849,075
|0.95
|-
|14
|Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Thai) Public Company Limited
|239,922,951
|0.85
|-
|15
|Teachers' Saving Cooperative of The General Education Department LTD
|230,848,860
|0.82
|-
|16
|CU SAVING COOP
|229,646,584
|0.81
|-
|17
|Land and Houses Bank Public Company Limited
|223,119,580
|0.79
|-
|18
|Department of Highway Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited
|187,706,263
|0.66
|-
|19
|The Federation of Savings and Credit Cooperatives of Thailand Limited
|183,952,138
|0.65
|-
|20
|Mahidol University Saving and Credit Co-Operative, Limited
|176,902,845
|0.63
|-
|21
|Prudential Life Assurance (Thailand ) Public Company Limited
|170,860,834
|0.60
|-
|22
|[[Export–Import Bank of Thailand|Export-Import Bank of Thailand]]
|167,339,685
|0.59
|-
|23
|Vayupak Fund 1
|165,163,864
|0.58
|-
|24
|Ocean Life Insurance Public Company Limited
|156,731,572
|0.55
|-
|25
|Royal Forest Department Savings and Credit Cooperative Limited
|152,826,808
|0.54
|-
|26
|[[Natixis]]
|149,075,847
|0.53
|-
|27
|[[CIMB|CIMB Thai Bank Public Company Limited]]
|147,368,314
|0.52
|}

==Destinations==
{{Main|List of Thai Airways International destinations}}
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|rowspan="5"|Australia||[[Brisbane]]||[[Brisbane Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |title=Thai Airways shelves Brisbane |url=https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/thai-airways-brisbane-perth-melbourne-flights#:~:text=Star%20Alliance%20member%20Thai%20Airways,all%20staff%20there%20made%20redundant. |access-date=9 January 2023 |publisher=Executive traveller}}</ref>
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|[[Cairns]]||[[Cairns Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Melbourne]]||[[Melbourne Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]||[[Perth Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref>{{cite web |title=THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL RESUMES PERTH SERVICE FROM JULY 2022|url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220617-tgjul22per|website=Aeroroutes |access-date=18 June 2022 |language=en |date=17 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="INT23">{{cite web|title=THAI NS24 international service changes - 21Dec23|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231221-tgns24int|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref>
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|[[Sydney]]||[[Sydney Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|Austria||[[Vienna]]||[[Vienna Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|Bahrain||[[Manama]]||[[Bahrain International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|Bangladesh||[[Chittagong]]||[[Shah Amanat International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Dhaka]]||[[Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
|-
|rowspan=2|Belgium||[[Brussels]]||[[Brussels Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Liège]]||[[Liège Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>[https://www.thaiairways.com/en_RU/news/news_announcement/news_detail/TicketBrussels.page THAI resumes regular flights to Brussels]</ref><ref>[https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/925033/thai-returns-to-brussels-after-airport-bombings Thai Returns to Brussels after Airport Bombings]</ref>
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|Brunei||[[Bandar Seri Begawan]]||[[Brunei International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="3"|Cambodia||[[Phnom Penh]]||[[Phnom Penh International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref>{{cite web|title=THAI RESUMES MAINLINE PHNOM PENH SERVICE FROM MID-AUG 20232022|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230807-tgaug23pnh|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|[[Siem Reap]]||[[Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Siem Reap International Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|
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|Canada||[[Toronto]]||[[Toronto Pearson International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/caribb/5394245115/sizes/l/in/set-635/|title=All sizes - Thai Route Map 1988 - Flickr - Photo Sharing!}}</ref>
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|rowspan="14"|China||[[Beijing]]||[[Beijing Capital International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Changsha]]||[[Changsha Huanghua International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="MAR2020"/>
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|rowspan="2"|[[Chengdu]]||[[Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="MAR2020"/><ref name="ADJ0223">{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230215-tgtfu|title=THAI NS23 CHENGDU SERVICE CHANGES|website=Aeroroutes|date=15 February 2023}}</ref>
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|[[Chengdu Tianfu International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="MAR2020"/><ref name="ADJ0223"/>
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|[[Chongqing]]||[[Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="MAR2020"/>
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|rowspan="2"|[[Guangzhou]]||[[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former)|Old Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|
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|[[Jinghong]]||[[Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|[[Kunming]]||[[Kunming Changshui International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="MAR2020"/>
|-
|[[Kunming Wujiaba International Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|[[Shanghai]]||[[Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Shanghai Pudong International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
|-
|[[Xiamen]]||[[Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="MAR2020"/>
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|[[Zhengzhou]]||[[Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|Denmark||[[Copenhagen]]||[[Copenhagen Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|Egypt||[[Cairo]]||[[Cairo International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
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|Finland||[[Helsinki]]||[[Helsinki Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|France||[[Paris]]||[[Charles de Gaulle Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
|-
|rowspan="3"|Germany||[[Düsseldorf]]||[[Düsseldorf Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
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|[[Frankfurt]]||[[Frankfurt Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Munich]]||[[Munich Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240101-tg1q24359 | title=Thai Airways International 1Q24 334/339-seater A350 Network }}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|Greece||rowspan="2"|[[Athens]]||[[Athens International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Ellinikon International Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|
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|Guam||[[Hagåtña, Guam|Hagåtña]]||[[Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|Hong Kong||rowspan="2"|[[Hong Kong]]||[[Hong Kong International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Kai Tak Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="10"|India||[[Ahmedabad]]||[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230824-tgwesep23amd|title=THAI SMILE MOVES AHMEDABAD SERVICE TO THAI FROM SEP 2023|work=Aeroroutes|accessdate=24 August 2023}}</ref>
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|[[Bangalore]]||[[Kempegowda International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="MAR2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/290403/thai-airways-international-ns20-operation-changes-as-of-0745gmt-20mar20/|title=Thai Airways International NS20 Operation changes as of 0745GMT 20MAR20|website=Routesonline|date=20 March 2020}}</ref>
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|[[Chennai]]||[[Chennai International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="MAR2020"/>
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|[[Delhi]]||[[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Gaya, India|Gaya]]||[[Gaya Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|
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|[[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]||[[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Kochi]]||[[Cochin International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240116-tgns24cok|title=THAI TENTATIVELY FILES KOCHI APRIL 2024 LAUNCH|work=Aeroroutes|accessdate=17 January 2024}}</ref>
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|[[Kolkata]]||[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web | url= https://sangbadprabhakartimes.com/thai-smile-flights-bangkok-kolkata-route-starting-may-1-thai-airways-question-tafi/| title=Thai Smile Resumes Kolkata Bangkok Flights| date=30 March 2023}}</ref>
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|[[Mumbai]]||[[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="MAR2020"/>
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|[[Varanasi]]||[[Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="4"|Indonesia||[[Denpasar]]||[[Ngurah Rai International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|rowspan="2"|[[Jakarta]]||[[Kemayoran Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|
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|[[Soekarno–Hatta International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Surabaya]]||[[Juanda International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|Iran||rowspan="2"|[[Tehran]]||[[Imam Khomeini International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="Thai_Resumptions"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276894/thai-airways-international-closes-tehran-reservations-from-march-2018/?highlight=tehran|title=Thai Airways International closes Tehran reservations from March 2018}}</ref>
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|[[Mehrabad International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="Thai_Resumptions">{{cite news|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1012177/thai-returning-to-tehran-and-moscow|title=THAI returning to Tehran and Moscow|newspaper=Bangkok Post|accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref>
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|Iraq||[[Baghdad]]||[[Baghdad International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|Italy||[[Milan]]||[[Milan Malpensa Airport]]||{{Coming soon|Resumes 1 July 2024}}||align=center|<ref name="INT23"/><ref name="geh">{{Cite web |last=Gehre |first=Joël |date=2024-01-04 |title=Thai Airways to Expand European Network |url=https://airwaysmag.com/thai-expand-europe-bolster-south-pacific/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=Airways |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Rome]]||[[Rome Fiumicino Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|rowspan="9"|Japan||[[Fukuoka]]||[[Fukuoka Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="MAR2020"/>
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|rowspan="2"|[[Nagoya]]||[[Chubu Centrair International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Nagoya Airfield|Nagoya Komaki Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|[[Osaka]]||[[Kansai International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Itami Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Sapporo]]||[[New Chitose Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref>{{cite press release|title=THAI Introduces Direct Flights from Bangkok to Sapporo, Japan|url=http://www.prthaiairways.com/news/node/395.html|publisher=[[Thai Airways International]]|date=10 September 2012|accessdate=24 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="MAR2020"/>
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|[[Sendai]]||[[Sendai Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref>{{cite press release|title=Thai Airways to launch direct Bangkok-Sendai flights in winter|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/130806/thai-airways-launch-direct-bangkok-sendai-flights-wint|publisher=GlobalPost|date=14 July 2013|accessdate=6 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2014/01/31/tg-s14update1/|title=THAI S14 Operation Changes as of 31JAN14|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/284305/thai-airways-international-resumes-sendai-service-in-w19/|title=Thai Airways International resumes Sendai service in W19}}</ref><ref name="MAR2020"/>
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|rowspan="2"|[[Tokyo]]||[[Haneda Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Narita International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|Kuwait||[[Kuwait City]]||[[Kuwait International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2010/02/04/tg-kwi-cxl/|title=THAI cancels Kuwait service|publisher=Airlineroute.net|accessdate=14 May 2015}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|Laos||[[Luang Prabang]]||[[Luang Prabang International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Vientiane]]||[[Wattay International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|Macau||[[Macau]]||[[Macau International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="5"|Malaysia||rowspan="2"|[[Kuala Lumpur]]||[[Kuala Lumpur International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Kota Kinabalu]]||[[Kota Kinabalu International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Langkawi]]||[[Langkawi International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Penang]]||[[Penang International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/267196/thai-moves-penang-service-to-thai-smile-from-july-2016/|title=THAI Moves Penang Service to THAI Smile from July 2016|publisher=routesonline|accessdate=30 May 2016}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|Myanmar||[[Mandalay]]||[[Mandalay International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Yangon]]||[[Yangon International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|Nepal||[[Kathmandu]]||[[Tribhuvan International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230828-tgdec23ktm|title=THAI plans Nepal service from Dec 2023|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=28 August 2023}}</ref>
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|Netherlands||[[Amsterdam]]||[[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|New Caledonia||[[Nouméa]]||[[La Tontouta International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|New Zealand||[[Auckland]]||[[Auckland Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Christchurch]]||[[Christchurch Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|Norway||[[Oslo]]||[[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo Gardermoen Airport]]||{{Coming soon|Resumes 1 July 2024}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="INT23"/><ref name="geh"/>
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|Oman||[[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]]||[[Muscat International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="MAR2020"/>
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|rowspan="4"|Pakistan||rowspan="2"|[[Islamabad]]||[[Benazir Bhutto International Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|
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|[[Islamabad International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Karachi]]||[[Jinnah International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Lahore]]||[[Allama Iqbal International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|Philippines||[[Manila]]||[[Ninoy Aquino International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|Russia||[[Moscow]]||[[Moscow Domodedovo Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269005/thai-resumes-moscow-service-from-dec-2016/|title=THAI resumes Moscow service from Dec 2016|publisher=RoutesOnline/Airlineroute.net|date=22 September 2016|accessdate=22 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="MAR2020"/>
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|rowspan="4"|Saudi Arabia||[[Dhahran]]||[[King Abdulaziz Air Base|Dhahran International Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
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|[[Jeddah]]||[[King Abdulaziz International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220526-tgaug22jed|title=THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL MOVES JEDDAH LAUNCH TO LATE-AUGUST 2022|publisher=2022-05-26}}</ref>
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|[[Medina]]||[[Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport]]||{{Airline seasonal|Seasonal Charter}}||align=center|
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|[[Riyadh]]||[[King Khalid International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
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|rowspan="2"|Singapore||rowspan="2"|[[Singapore]]||[[Changi Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Paya Lebar Airport|Singapore International Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|
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|South Africa||[[Johannesburg]]||[[O. R. Tambo International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2014/10/16/tg-jnb-jan15/|title=THAI Ends South Africa Service from mid-Jan 2015|publisher=Airline Route|date=16 October 2014|accessdate=16 October 2014}}</ref>
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|rowspan="3"|South Korea||[[Busan]]||[[Gimhae International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="MAR2020"/>
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|rowspan="2"|[[Seoul]]||[[Gimpo International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Incheon International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|rowspan="2"|Spain||[[Barcelona]]||[[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Madrid]]||[[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2015/02/02/tg-mad-sep15/|title=THAI Ends Madrid Service in September 2015|publisher=Airline Route|date=2 February 2015|accessdate=2 February 2015}}</ref>
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|Sri Lanka||[[Colombo]]||[[Bandaranaike International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="INT23"/>
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|Sweden||[[Stockholm]]||[[Stockholm Arlanda Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|rowspan="2"|Switzerland||[[Geneva]]||[[Geneva Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Zürich]]||[[Zurich Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|rowspan="3"|Taiwan||[[Kaohsiung]]||[[Kaohsiung International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|rowspan="2"|[[Taipei]]||[[Songshan Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Taoyuan International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|rowspan="29"|Thailand||rowspan="2"|[[Bangkok]]||[[Don Mueang International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Suvarnabhumi Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Buriram]]||[[Buriram Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Chiang Mai]]||[[Chiang Mai International Airport]]||{{Airline focus}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="prelim">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230828-tgnw23dom|title = THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL NW23 PRELIMINARY DOMESTIC NETWORK - 27AUG23|publisher=Aeroroutes|date=27 August 2023}}</ref>
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|[[Chiang Rai]]||[[Chiang Rai International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Hat Yai]]||[[Hat Yai International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="prelim"/>
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|[[Khon Kaen]]||[[Khon Kaen Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="prelim"/>
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|[[Koh Samui]]||[[Samui Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/278808/thai-ends-koh-samui-service-in-sep-2018/|title = Thai ends Koh Samui service in Sep 2018}}</ref>
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|[[Krabi]]||[[Krabi International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
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|[[Lampang]]||[[Lampang Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
|-
|[[Loei]]||[[Loei Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
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|[[Mae Hong Son]]||[[Mae Hong Son Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
|-
|[[Mae Sot]]||[[Mae Sot Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
|-
|[[Nakhon Phanom]]||[[Nakhon Phanom Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Nakhon Ratchasima]]||[[Nakhon Ratchasima Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
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|[[Nakhon Si Thammarat]]||[[Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
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|[[Nan, Thailand|Nan]]||[[Nan Nakhon Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
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|[[Narathiwat]]||[[Narathiwat Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Pattani, Thailand|Pattani]]||[[Pattani Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
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|[[Phetchabun]]||[[Phetchabun Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
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|[[Phitsanulok]]||[[Phitsanulok Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
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|[[Phrae]]||[[Phrae Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
|-
|[[Phuket (city)|Phuket]]||[[Phuket International Airport]]||{{Airline focus}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="prelim"/>
|-
|[[Sakon Nakhon]]||[[Sakon Nakhon Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
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|[[Surat Thani]]||[[Surat Thani International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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|[[Tak (town)|Tak]]||[[Tak Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
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|[[Trang, Thailand|Trang]]||[[Trang Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
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|[[Ubon Ratchathani]]||[[Ubon Ratchathani Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="prelim"/>
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|[[Udon Thani]]||[[Udon Thani International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|rowspan="2"|Turkey||rowspan="2"|[[Istanbul]]||[[Atatürk Airport]]||{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}||align=center|
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|[[Istanbul Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|title=Thai resumes A350 Istanbul service in 1Q24|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240101-tg1q24ist|website=aeroroutes.com|access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref>
|- 
|United Arab Emirates||[[Dubai]]||[[Dubai International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/><ref name="MAR2020"/>
|-
|United Kingdom||[[London]]||[[Heathrow Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="TG_destinations"/>
|-
|rowspan="4"|United States||[[Dallas]]||[[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=TG88/>
|-
|[[Los Angeles]]||[[Los Angeles International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Anand |first1=Rohan |title=Thai Airways Cancels LAX Route, Ending 35 Years to North America |url=https://www.travelcodex.com/thai-airways-cancels-los-angeles-route-ends-35-years-of-serving-north-america/ |website=Travel Codex |access-date=4 August 2021 |date=23 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[New York City]]||[[John F. Kennedy International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Thai+Airways+launches+new+direct+route+between+New+York+and+Bangkok.-a0130980812|title=Thai Airways launches new direct route between New York and Bangkok.|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thailandlandofsmiles.com/2008/06/06/thai-air-expected-to-drop-new-york-bangkok-route/|title=Thai Air expected to drop {{sic|i|t's|nolink=y}} New York-Bangkok Route -|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
|[[Seattle]]||[[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
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===Codeshare agreements===
Thai Airways International [[Codeshare agreement|codeshares]] with the following airlines:<ref name="CAPA Thai profile">{{cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/thai-airways-tg |title=Profile on Thai Airways |website=CAPA|publisher=Centre for Aviation|access-date=31 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030175058/http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/thai-airways-tg |archive-date=30 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Partners |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en-th/content/about-royal-orchid-plus/our-partners/ |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=www.thaiairways.com |language=en}}</ref>

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* [[Aegean Airlines]]
* [[Air Canada]]
* [[Air China]]
* [[Air India]]
* [[Air Macau]]
* [[Air New Zealand]]
* [[All Nippon Airways]]
* [[Asiana Airlines]]
* [[Austrian Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Austrian Expands THAI Codeshare Routes From late-July 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240715-ostgcodeshare}}</ref>
* [[Avianca]]
* [[Bangkok Airways]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Codeshare Partners|url=https://www.bangkokair.com/codeshare-partner}}</ref>
* [[Brussels Airlines]]
* [[Copa Airlines]]
* [[Croatian Airlines]]
* [[Egyptair]]
* [[El Al]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|title=El Al / THAI expands codeshare service from Oct 2017|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275098/el-al-thai-expands-codeshare-service-from-oct-2017/|access-date=5 October 2017|work=Routesonline|date=4 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005152322/http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275098/el-al-thai-expands-codeshare-service-from-oct-2017/|archive-date=5 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=El Al Expands THAI Codeshare to Japan From August 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240722-lytgcodeshare |access-date=23 July 2024 |work=AeroRoutes |date=23 July 2024 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
* [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]
* [[Ethiopian Airlines]]
* [[EVA Air]]
* [[Gulf Air]]<ref>{{cite web|title=THAI / Gulf Air Expands Codeshare Service rom Sep 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240826-tggfcodeshare}}</ref>
* [[Kuwait Airways]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240625-tgkucodeshare|title=THAI/Kuwait Airways begins reciprocal codeshare service from late-June 2024|date=25 June 2024|website=aeroroutes.com}}</ref>
* [[Lao Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web|title=
Code Share Flight|url=https://laoairlines.com/en/code-share-flight/}}</ref>
* [[Lufthansa]]
* [[Malaysia Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Malaysia Airlines Expands THAI Codeshare From August 2025|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250812-mhtgcodeshare}}</ref>
* [[Oman Air]]
* [[Pakistan International Airlines]]
* [[Royal Brunei Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Interline & Codeshare Partners|url=https://www.flyroyalbrunei.com/thailand/en/information/interline-codeshare-partners/}}</ref>
* [[Scandinavian Airlines]]
* [[Shenzhen Airlines]]
* [[Singapore Airlines]]
* [[South African Airlines]]
* [[Swiss International Air Lines]]
* [[TAP Air Portugal]]
* [[Turkish Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web|title=THAI and Turkish Airlines signed Joint Business Agreement|url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en-th/content/news-and-announcements/thai-and-turkish-airlines-signed-joint-business-agreement/}}</ref>
* [[United Airlines]]
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==Fleet==
{{Main|Thai Airways International fleet}}
Thai Airways operates a fleet of both [[Wide-body aircraft|wide-body]] and [[narrow-body aircraft]] from [[Airbus]] and [[Boeing]]. As of November 2025, the airline has 79 aircraft and 90 on order.

== Aircraft Maintenance Centres ==
THAI maintains three maintenance centres, at [[U-Tapao International Airport]], [[Don Mueang International Airport]], and [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]]. The centers service aircraft belonging to other airlines in addition to Thai aircraft.

=== THAI Technical ===
THAI Technical is certified internationally by the [[Federal Aviation Administration]], the [[Joint Aviation Authorities]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ryt9.com/es/prg/14153|title=THAI's Technical Department Receives JAA Certificate|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216134925/http://www.ryt9.com/es/prg/14153|archive-date=16 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[European Aviation Safety Agency]] Part-145 Maintenance Organisation,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.easa.eu.int/approvals-and-standardisation/organisation-approvals/docs/lists/Foreign_EASA_Part_145.pdf | title=LIST OF NON-BILATERAL EASA PART-145 APPROVED ORGANISATIONS | publisher=European Aviation Safety Agency | date=29 June 2012 | access-date=12 July 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317173807/http://www.easa.eu.int/approvals-and-standardisation/organisation-approvals/docs/lists/Foreign_EASA_Part_145.pdf | archive-date=17 March 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau for facilities at [[Don Mueang International Airport]] and [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thaitechnical.com/mnuAboutUs/certificate.html | title=Certificates | publisher=Technical Department, Thai Airways International | access-date=12 July 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005012707/http://www.thaitechnical.com/mnuAboutUs/certificate.html | archive-date=5 October 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref> It has also received its Requalifier Identification Certificate from the [[United States Department of Transportation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaipr.net/nc/readnews.aspx?newsid=DA2B5947FCA938022A80E8E23AEF4A35|title=THAIs Technical Department Receives Recognition from U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902084310/http://www.thaipr.net/nc/readnews.aspx?newsid=A0A5DFD6D58888CFE8B32A27FA645F54|archive-date=2 September 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> for its operations at [[U-Tapao International Airport]] and [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]].<ref name="thaitechnical.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thaitechnical.com/mnuAboutUs/certificate.html |title=Technical Department, THAI Airways International Public Co., Ltd<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=28 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717024821/http://www.thaitechnical.com/mnuAboutUs/certificate.html |archive-date=17 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

It is certified domestically by the [[Department of Civil Aviation (Thailand)]] for all three of its facilities in Thailand.<ref name="thaitechnical.com"/>

On 27 February 1998, the department received its [[ISO 9000|ISO 9002 certification]] from Bureau Veritas Quality International,<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thaiairways.com/about-thai/public-information/en/thai-with-iso.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722070340/http://www.thaiairways.com/about-thai/public-information/en/thai-with-iso.htm|title=THAI Company Information: THAI with ISO<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref> with [[ISO 14000#ISO 14001 standard|ISO 14001 certification]] granted by the same agency on 16 March 2001.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

== Hygiene ==
Thai initiated a program entitled "The Most Hygienic In-Cabin Environment Program" with an emphasis on air quality, surface cleanliness, and food safety. The program includes removal of all in-flight disposable materials after flights, sterilization and fumigation of all cabin equipment, and inspection of the air-circulation system. A special audit process is also carried out for the cleaning and sanitization of aircraft systems by a team of specialists. These measures are applied to the entire Thai fleet.<ref name="Travel Hygiene">[http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news05/251-Hygiene.shtml Thai Airways International Receives Plaque from WHO for Excellent In-Cabin Management of Hygienic Systems] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510043853/http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news05/251-Hygiene.shtml |date=10 May 2012 }}. Asiatraveltips.com (25 January 2005). Retrieved on 2013-08-25.</ref>

Thai was the first airline to install hospital-grade air-filter True HEPA, capable of intercepting up to 99.99 per cent of dust particles and microorganisms on every flight.<ref name="Travel Hygiene"/> The [[World Health Organization]] awarded the airline a plaque for the implementation of its in-cabin management system in 2004. It was the first award of its kind to be presented to a private organization.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news.php?id=254801250029%7CTHE |title=WHO HAS PRESENTED THAI AIRWAYS WITH A HYGIENE AWARD |access-date=24 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630151357/http://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news.php?id=254801250029%7CTHE |archive-date=30 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thaiairways.no/NYHETSARKIV/TG_NEWS_2005.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914170255/http://www.thaiairways.no/NYHETSARKIV/TG_NEWS_2005.htm|title=THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRESENTS PLAQUE TO THAI FOR GOOD MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON BOARD FLIGHTS|archive-date=14 September 2007}}</ref>

== Services ==

=== Cabins ===
Thai Airways offers four classes of service: Royal First Class, Royal Silk Class, Premium Economy, and Economy. On 29 April 2025, Thai Airways announced a cabin retrofit program for its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft (excluding those equipped with Royal First Class) and older Airbus A350-900s. The program includes new Royal Silk and Economy Class seats, as well as the installation of the Economy Plus Class.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=THAI Unveils "THE NEW WORLDS OF TOMORROW" |url=https://www.newswit.com/en/if40nf8yf8oq5l4lsc4gww5jasgql02e |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=www.newswit.com}}</ref>

==== Royal First Class ====
Royal First Class seats on Thai Airways are exclusively available on three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft operating routes to London, Tokyo, and Osaka. Each seat is 24 inches wide and 7 feet long, equipped with a fully flat bed to maximize comfort and privacy. The seats are arranged in a 1-2-1 configuration across the first two rows of the aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal First {{!}} Luxury Travel Experience {{!}} Thai Airways |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/th-th/content/travel-class/royal-first#section1 |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=osci.thaiairways.com |language=th}}</ref>

However, Thai Airways plans to discontinue Royal First Class within two or three years from 2025 as part of a strategic plan to improve the travel experience and a restructuring plan to reduce the cabin configuration to three classes: Royal Silk Class, Premium Economy, and Economy Class.<ref>{{Cite web |last=English |first=Khaosod |date=2025-09-10 |title=Thai Airways Drops First Class, Focuses on Premium Business |url=https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/business/2025/09/10/thai-airways-drops-first-class-focuses-on-premium-business/ |access-date=2025-09-10 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=matichon |date=2025-09-10 |title=การบินไทย จ่อยกเลิกเฟิร์สคลาส ทุกเส้นทาง อัพเกรดชั้นธุรกิจให้หรูขึ้น ตามเทรนด์โลก |url=https://www.matichon.co.th/economy/news_5363406 |access-date=2025-09-10 |language=th}}</ref>

==== Royal Silk Class ====
Thai Airways offers Royal Silk Class on every aircraft in its fleet, typically in a 1-2-1 configuration. Exceptions include two Airbus A350-900s with a 2-2-2 layout, two Airbus A330-300s with a 1-1-1 configuration, and Airbus A320-200s with a 2-2 arrangement. All Royal Silk Class seats are fully lie-flat beds, except those on the Airbus A320-200 and Boeing 777-200ER. Most aircraft feature a white and dark purple seat color scheme, with the exception of the Boeing 777-200ER, which uses a purple-white-ruby palette.

With Thai Airways planning to discontinue Royal First Class, the airline will retrofit Royal Silk Class on its Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with the first row equipped with more spacious seats, informally called "Business Plus", while the other Royal Silk Class seats will have privacy doors installed. This new product will also be installed on the new Boeing 787-9, which is scheduled for delivery by 2028.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SUB_TIK |date=2025-09-10 |title=‘การบินไทย’ จ่อเลิกเฟิร์สคลาส อัพชั้นธุรกิจแข่งระดับโลก |url=https://www.prachachat.net/tourism/news-1881096 |access-date=2025-09-10 |language=th}}</ref>

===== Airbus A320-200 =====
Royal Silk Class was introduced on the Airbus A320-200 in January 2025. The seats are arranged in a 2-2 configuration across the first three rows and are manufactured by [[Recaro]] in a recliner style. A distinctive feature is the wireless entertainment system, which allows passengers to use smartphones, tablets, or laptops via complimentary Wi-Fi. This new Royal Silk Class is focused on domestic and select regional routes until the Airbus A321neo—equipped with fully flat-bed Royal Silk Class seats—enters service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=THAI Unveils New Royal Silk Class on A320 Aircraft, Elevating Domestic and Short-haul International Travel Experience |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/sites/en_HK/news/news_announcement/news_detail/new-bc-a320-event.page |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=www.thaiairways.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thai Airways เปิดตัวที่นั่ง ชั้นธุรกิจ โฉมใหม่ พิสัยใกล้ Airbus A320 |url=https://thestandard.co/life/thai-airways-royal-silk-class/ |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=THE STANDARD |language=th}}</ref>

===== Airbus A330-300 =====
Thai Airways operates the Airbus A330-300 with two different Royal Silk Class configurations:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thai Aiways A330-300 Aircraft: An Overview & Specifications |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en-jp/content/our-aircraft/A330-300#section2 |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=osci.thaiairways.com |language=en}}</ref>

* '''33R Type:''' This configuration features a layout with throne seats in select rows. It was first introduced in 2018 as part of the Airbus A330-300 retrofit program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=spin9 |date=2018-07-26 |title=รีวิว 'Throne Seat' ที่นั่ง Business Class แบบใหม่ล่าสุดของการบินไทย |url=https://spin9.me/2018/07/27/review-tg-throne-seat-royal-silk-a330/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=spin9.me |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''33C Type:''' Found on two aircraft previously operated by Virgin Atlantic, this configuration uses a 1-1-1 [[Herringbone seating|herringbone-style layout]]. 

===== Airbus A350-900 =====
Thai Airways offers four different Royal Silk Class configurations on its Airbus A350-900 fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Experience the Thai Airways Aircraft A350-900 |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en-th/content/our-aircraft/A350-900#section1 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=osci.thaiairways.com |language=en}}</ref>

* '''359 Type:''' The original Royal Silk Class configuration introduced in 2016. It features a 1-2-1 staggered layout.
* '''35B Type:''' This configuration features a 1-2-1 [[Herringbone seating|reverse-herringbone layout]] and is found on five aircraft formerly operated by [[Hainan Airlines]] and [[Hong Kong Airlines]].
* '''35C Type:''' Featuring a 2-2-2 layout, this type is found on two aircraft previously operated by [[South African Airways]]. These aircraft are scheduled to be transferred to [[Edelweiss Air]] by 2026 as part of a lease agreement with [[Avolon]].
* '''35D Type:''' This configuration also features a 1-2-1 staggered layout but includes one additional seat compared to the 359 type. It is found on four aircraft formerly operated by [[Azul Brazilian Airlines|Azul]] and [[Hong Kong Airlines]].

===== Boeing 777-200ER =====
[[File:Thai Airways Business Class Seats - 777-200ER.jpg|thumb|Royal Silk Class seats on [[Boeing 777|Boeing 777-200ER]].]]
This aircraft features the oldest Royal Silk Class configuration in the Thai Airways fleet, introduced in 2006, with a 2-2-2 recliner seat layout. It also features a purple-white-ruby color scheme, which was the standard for Royal Silk Class before the introduction of the Boeing 777-300ER. The aircraft is expected to be phased out by 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=B777-200ER |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en-th/content/our-aircraft/B777-200ER |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=osci.thaiairways.com |language=en}}</ref>

===== Boeing 777-300ER =====
This aircraft features a 1-2-1 staggered layout, first introduced in 2012. It is scheduled to be retrofitted with new Royal Silk Class seats, which will include privacy doors and feature an unofficial front-row section referred to as ''Business Plus''.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Thai Airways B777-200ER: Comfort & Performance |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en-th/content/our-aircraft/B777-300ER |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=osci.thaiairways.com |language=en}}</ref>

'''Boeing 787-8'''

This aircraft features a 2-2-2 layout, first introduced in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Experience the Thai Airways Aircraft B787-8 |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en-th/content/our-aircraft/B787-8 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=osci.thaiairways.com |language=en}}</ref>

'''Boeing 787-9'''

Royal Silk Class on the Boeing 787-9 features a 1-2-1 reverse-herringbone layout, including on aircraft formerly operated by Bamboo Airways.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Thai Airways B787-9: Comfort & Performance |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en-th/content/our-aircraft/B787-9 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=osci.thaiairways.com |language=en}}</ref>

==== Premium Economy ====
The class was first introduced on the [[Airbus A340|Airbus A340-600]] in 2005 and remained in service until the aircraft was retired in 2015. Thai Airways reintroduced the class in 2024 with the entry into service of two ex-[[Virgin Atlantic]] [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-300s]]. The class features a 2-3-2 configuration and is designated as the 33C type. In 2025, Thai Airways announced that the new [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787-10]] will feature Premium Economy Class, along with the soon-to-be retrofitted [[Airbus A350|Airbus A350-900]] and [[Boeing 777|Boeing 777-300ER]], both of which will also be equipped with Premium Economy cabins.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Premium-Economy {{!}} Comfort Beyond Economy {{!}} Thai Airways |url=https://www.thaiairways.com/en-th/content/travel-class/premium-economy |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=osci.thaiairways.com |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Thai Airways Airbus A350-900XB.jpg|thumb|Thai Airways economy Class on [[Airbus A350|Airbus A350-900]].]]

==== Economy Class ====
All wide-body aircraft in the Thai Airways fleet feature a 3-3-3 configuration in Economy Class, while narrow-body aircraft use a 3-3 configuration. The seats are typically upholstered in an orange and magenta color scheme.

=== Lounges ===
Thai Airways operates lounges for both domestic and international passengers under two main brands: ''Royal Orchid Lounge'' and ''Royal Silk Lounge''. The lounges are located at the following airports:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thai Airways Lounges: Ultimate Comfort for Travelers |url=https://osci.thaiairways.com/en-th/content/ground-services/lounges |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=osci.thaiairways.com |language=en}}</ref>

==== Domestic Lounges ====

* [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]]
* [[Chiang Mai International Airport]]
* [[Phuket International Airport]]

[[File:Royal Orchid Club in Suwanaphumi International Airport.jpg|thumb|Royal Silk Lounge at [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]], Concourse D.]]

==== International ====

* [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]]
* [[Chiang Mai International Airport]]
* [[Phuket International Airport]]
* [[Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport]]
* [[Hong Kong International Airport]]
* [[Tribhuvan International Airport]]
* [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport]]
* [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport]]
* [[Changi Airport|Singapore Changi Airport]]

=== In-flight Cuisine ===
Thai Airways offers a variety of meals, including both Thai and international cuisine, depending on the destination and month. Pre-selected meals are available to all passengers up to 72 hours before departure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Savor our In-Flight Cuisine {{!}} Thai Airways |url=https://osci.thaiairways.com/en-th/content/in-flight-experience/in-flight-cuisine |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=osci.thaiairways.com |language=en}}</ref><gallery widths="110" heights="90" perrow="6" caption="Economy Class meal">
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</gallery><gallery widths="110" heights="90" perrow="6" caption="Royal Silk Class meal">
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== Royal Orchid Plus ==
Royal Orchid Plus is Thai's frequent flyer program. It has a membership of over two million people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thaiairways.com/frequent-flyer/en/about-royal-orchid-plus.htm |title=Frequent Flyer : About Royal Orchid Plus |publisher=Thaiairways.com |access-date=13 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210190009/http://www.thaiairways.com/frequent-flyer/en/about-royal-orchid-plus.htm |archive-date=10 February 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> There are two types of miles which can be accrued with a Royal Orchid Plus account: ''Eligible Qualifying Mile''s (EQM) on flights of THAI and its subsidiaries and codeshare and [[Star Alliance]] partners<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaiairways.com/frequent-flyer/en/codeshare-flights.htm |title=Codeshare Flights |publisher=Thai Airways International |access-date=12 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621090427/http://www.thaiairways.com/frequent-flyer/en/codeshare-flights.htm |archive-date=21 June 2012 }}</ref> as well as ''Qualifying Mile''s (Q Miles) are the miles flown as well as the bonus miles earned from travel in particular classes of service on THAI and Star Alliance airlines. Royal Orchid Plus miles are earned based on the paid class of travel. There are four tiers in the Royal Orchid Plus program: ''Member'', ''Silver'', ''Gold'' and ''Platinum'', depending on the Q Miles earned in one calendar year.

==Sponsorship==
Thai Airways signed a sponsorship agreement with [[English Football League]] (EFL). The new agreement will see Thai Airways have a digital and in-stadia presence at every one of the five EFL Finals that are held at Wembley Stadium throughout the 2017/18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.efl.com/news/2017/november/thai-airways-to-become-an-official-supporter-of-the-efl/|access-date=21 September 2020|title=Thai Airways to become an Official Supporter of the EFL }}</ref> As of 2020, Thai has been given a year extension on the partnership.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/efl-thai-airways-sponsorship-extension|access-date=21 September 2020|title=Top Story: EFL buckles in for Thai Airways extension |date=11 February 2020 }}</ref> 

In 2019, Thai Airways signed a sponsorship agreement with Australian Rugby Team [[Melbourne Rebels]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/110413982/melbourne-rebels-to-keep-controversial-thai-airways-sponsorship|access-date=21 September 2020|title=Melbourne Rebels to keep controversial Thai Airways sponsorship |date=6 February 2019 }}</ref> and the Australian A-League soccer club [[Western Sydney Wanderers]] for the 2018/19 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sponsorship.sportbusiness.com/news/thai-airways-lands-a-leagues-wanderers-deal/|access-date=21 September 2020|title=Thai Airways lands A-League's Wanderers deal |date=23 November 2018 }}</ref>

== Accidents and incidents ==
*30 June 1967: [[Thai Airways International Flight 601]], a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III (registered as HS-TGI, named ''Chiraprapa''), crashed in the sea while landing at [[Kai Tak Airport]] during a typhoon, killing 24 of 80 on board.
*9 July 1969: A [[Sud Aviation Caravelle]] III (registered as HS-TGK, named ''Thepamart'') landed with difficulty [[Hard landing]] at [[Don Mueang International Airport]] during a thunderstorm; all 75 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. The aircraft may have been caught by a downdraft.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= HS-TGK|id= 19690709-0|access-date= 20 February 2014}}</ref>
*10 May 1973: Thai Airways International Flight 311<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/tg/tg79/tg7904-4.jpg|title=thai airways timetable TG311}}</ref> A [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-33]] (registered as HS-TGU, named ''Srisubhan'') from [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730510-1 |title=Thursday 10 May 1973 Thai airways |access-date=2022-03-26 |archive-date=2011-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020001856/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730510-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roundsimaging.com/galleries/nepal-peace-corp-photos/individual-contributors/rich-pfau/RP_FB0927-single.php|title=RP_FB0927.jpg|website=RP_FB0927.jpg - RoundsImaging Services}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roundsimaging.com/galleries/nepal-peace-corp-photos/individual-contributors/rich-pfau/RP_FB0925-single.php|title=RP_FB0925.jpg|website=RP_FB0925.jpg - RoundsImaging Services}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roundsimaging.com/galleries/nepal-peace-corp-photos/individual-contributors/rich-pfau/RP_FB0926-single.php|title=RP_FB0926.jpg|website=RP_FB0926.jpg - RoundsImaging Services}}</ref> to [[Tribhuvan International Airport]] overran the runway on landing at [[Tribhuvan International Airport]] in [[Kathmandu Valley|Kathmandu]]. All 100 passengers and 10 crew on board survived, but one person on the ground died. 19 years later, [[Thai Airways International Flight 311|a flight with the same flight number]] crashed, using an A310.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730510-1|title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-33 HS-TGU Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM)|author=Harro Ranter|date=10 May 1973|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020001856/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730510-1|archive-date=20 October 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
*26 October 1986: [[Thai Airways International Flight 620]], an [[Airbus A300|Airbus A300B4-600]] (registered as HS-TAE, named ''[[Sukhothai (town)|Sukhothai]]'') landed safely at [[Itami Airport]] in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]] after a grenade exploded on board at {{convert|33000|ft}} over Tosa Bay; all 239 passengers and crew on board survived. The aircraft was damaged by the explosion but was repaired and returned to service.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= HS-TAE|id= 19861026-0|access-date= 4 February 2014}}</ref>
*27 June 1989: Thai Airways International Flight 915<ref>[https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/491850 incident Boeing 747-2D7B]</ref>London [[Heathrow Airport]] to Bangkok [[Don Mueang International Airport]] (registered HS-TGB, named ''Sirisobhakya'')  with 374 Passenger a [[Boeing 747-200]] During the Thai aircraft's attempt to pass, the outer 4 feet of its wingtip collided with the right elevator of [[British Airways]] Flight 392 [[Boeing 757|Boeing 757-236]] (registered G-BMRH ''Nalanji Dreaming'') London [[Heathrow Airport]] to [[Brussels Airport]]

*10 November 1990: Thai Airways International Flight 305, an [[Airbus A300|Airbus A300B4]] flying from [[Yangon International Airport|Yangon]] to [[Bangkok]] was hijacked by four Burmese students demanding to be taken to India. The aircraft diverted to Calcutta where the hijackers surrendered after negotiations. The hijackers demanded restoration of democracy in Burma.<ref>{{ASN accident|type=Hijacking|id=19901110-0|title=}}</ref>
*31 July 1992: [[Thai Airways International Flight 311]], an [[Airbus A310|Airbus A310-300]] (registered as HS-TID, named ''[[Buriram|Buri Ram]]'') hit the side of a mountain {{convert|23|mi|km|order=flip}} north of [[Kathmandu]] while descending toward [[Tribhuvan International Airport]]. All 113 on board (99 passengers and 14 crew) died. The accident was caused by pilot error and loss of situation awareness in inclement weather.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://planecrashinfo.com/1992/1992-32.htm |title=Crash of Thai Airways Airbus A310|access-date=2 June 2021|website=Plane Crash Info }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JqgQLtI6pE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/_JqgQLtI6pE| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=The Inconvenience Truth of Air Crash at Kathmandu. TG311 (ORIGINAL FROM DEVELOPER)|website=[[YouTube]]|date=15 July 2014 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*22 October 1994: An [[Airbus A300|Airbus A300B4-100]] (registered HS-THO, named ''Srichulalak'') was written off after it was struck by an out-of-control Thai Airways [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11|MD-11]] (registered as HS-TMD, named ''[[Phra Nakhon district|Phra Nakhon]]'') that was performing an engine run-up at [[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok International Airport]].<ref>{{ASN accident|title= HS-THO|id= 19941022-1|access-date= 4 February 2014}}</ref>
*11 December 1998: [[Thai Airways International Flight 261]], an [[Airbus A310|A310-200]] (registered as HS-TIA, named ''[[Phitsanulok]]''), bound for [[Surat Thani]] from Bangkok, crashed into a [[rice paddy]] about {{convert|2|mi|km|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} from [[Surat Thani International Airport]] during its third landing attempt in heavy rain; 101 of 146 on board died.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_1998_Dec_14/ai_53483881 Asia Economic News] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120709083839/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_1998_Dec_14/ai_53483881 |date=9 July 2012 }} 14 December 1998</ref>
*3 March 2001: [[Thai Airways International Flight 114]], a [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-400]] (registered as HS-TDC, named ''[[Narathiwat]]''), bound for [[Chiang Mai]] from [[Bangkok]], was destroyed by an explosion of the center wing tank resulting from ignition of the flammable fuel-air mixture in the tank while the aircraft was parked at the gate in Bangkok. The source of the ignition energy for the explosion could not be determined with certainty, but the most likely source was an explosion originating at the center wing tank pump as a result of running the pump in the presence of metal shavings and a fuel-air mixture. One crew member died.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=HS-TDC|id=20010303-1 |access-date= 14 June 2009}}</ref>
*8 August 2004: Thai Airways International Flight 198 with 28<ref>[https://www.key.aero/forum/commercial-aviation/30429-thai-atr-72-nose-gear-collapse Thai atr72 nose gear collapse]</ref> passengers, an [[ATR72|ATR72-201]] (registered as HS-TRA, named ''[[Lampang province|Lampang]]'') arriving from [[Chiang Mai International Airport]] ,suffered a nose gear collapse during landing at [[Mae Hong Son Airport]]<ref>[https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/389609 Accident Thai Airways International Flight 198]</ref><ref>[https://www.airliners.net/photo/Thai-Airways-International/ATR-ATR-72-201/766222/L ATR72-201 after Accident]</ref>
*19 April 2005 : Thai Airways International Flight 602<ref>[https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/518656 Serious incident Airbus 330]</ref> with 183 passengers an [[Airbus A330-300|Airbus A330-322]] (registered as HS-TEL name ''Thepamart''), scheduled depart Bangkok [[Don Mueang International Airport]] to [[Hong Kong Airport]] and [[Singapore Airlines]] flight 068 [[Changi Airport]] to Bangkok [[Don Mueang International Airport]]  [[Boeing 777-200ER|Boeing 777-212ER]] (registered as 9V-SQK)<ref>[https://www.aladdin.st/holiday15/thai_air_accidents.pdf thai air accident]</ref><ref>[https://www.pprune.org/south-asia-far-east/printthread-171800-thai-sia-taxiing-incident.html thai airways 602 and Singapore airline 068]</ref><ref>[https://www.asiatraveltips.com/news05/204-Investigate.shtml Thai Airways International investigates Aircraft Irregularity]</ref>at 19.50 hours (local time) The 777 was holding in a taxi way after landing, when its wingtip was damaged by a passing A330 which was taxiing for takeoff at the time. The 777´s aileron was damaged while the Thai aircraft lost its right wingtip + winglet.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130203140041/http://www.jacdec.de/news/years/ALL2005.txt incident 2005]</ref>
*15 July 2006 : Thai Airways International Flight 943<ref>[https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/322139]</ref> with 310 Passenger On Saturday 15 July 2006, at 11.45 hours (local time) flight TG943, utilizing [[Boeing 747-400]] aircraft (registered as HS-TGY name ''Dararasmi''), scheduled to depart [[Madrid-Barajas Airport]] to [[Rome Fiumicino Airport]], was taxiing on the runway at [[Madrid-Barajas Airport]] and collided with a wing of [[Air France]]’s Embraer ERJ-135 (F-GOHC) with 3 crews parked Fokker aircraft. As a result of this collision, the tips of the right wing of THAI’s aircraft was damaged and cut off the tail of [[Air France]]
*8 September 2013: Thai Airways International Flight 679, an [[Airbus A330-300]] (registered as HS-TEF, named ''[[Song Dao district|Song Dao]]''), arriving from [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport]] [[runway excursion|excursed from the runway]] from runway 19L while landing at [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]], with extensive damage to the airplane and the runway and minor injuries to 14 occupants.<ref name=ASN-2013 />  Preliminary investigation determined the cause of the accident to be the right [[landing gear]] collapsing as a result of a damaged [[bogie]].<ref name=ASN-2013>{{Cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20130908-0|title=Aircraft accident Airbus A330-321 HS-TEF Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK)|website=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|access-date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219002100/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20130908-0|archive-date=19 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In the aftermath of the accident, Thai Airways had the logos of the aircraft painted over in black, prompting widespread criticism of attempted cover-up. An airline official initially said that the practice was part of the "crisis communication rule" recommended by [[Star Alliance]]. This was denied by the group, and Thai Airways later clarified that the "de-identifying" of aircraft was its own practice and not Star Alliance policy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Busch |first1=Simon |last2=Thompson |first2=Chuck |title=Thai Airways blacks out logos after accident |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/09/travel/thai-accident-logos-blurred/index.html |access-date=3 May 2019 |work=CNN |date=10 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503052017/https://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/09/travel/thai-accident-logos-blurred/index.html |archive-date=3 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dawson |first1=Alan |title=THE BIG ISSUE: The great airline cover-up |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/369722 |access-date=3 May 2019 |work=Bangkok Post |date=14 September 2013}}</ref> The controversy prompted discussion over the appropriateness and effectiveness of the practice as a brand-protection policy.<ref>{{cite news |title=A crash course in PR: Rule No 1 – don't hide |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/investigation/369770/thai-airways-international-dumb-to-paint-over-logo |access-date=3 May 2019 |work=Bangkok Post |date=15 September 2013}}</ref> No one was seriously injured, but the aircraft was [[hull loss|written off]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Runway excursion Accident Airbus A330-321 HS-TEF, Sunday 8 September 2013 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/320686 |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref> The airframe has since been converted to a roadside attraction called Airways Land, featuring a cafe and event space, on [[Mittraphap Road]] in [[Sida District]], [[Nakhon Ratchasima Province]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Airways Land แดนเครื่องบิน แชะชิลล์ชิมริมถนน มิตรภาพ |work=Korat Daily |date=26–30 April 2019 |page=8}}</ref>
*9 March 2020, Thai Airways International Flight 575, an [[Airbus A330-300|Airbus A330-343]] (registered as HS-TEU and named ''Chaiburi'') bound to [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]] and carrying 79 occupants, struck a parked Gulfstream G-IVSP business jet (M-YWAY) at [[Vientiane]]'s [[Wattay International Airport]] in [[Laos]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/10/private-jets-tail-snaps-off-embarrassing-runway-crash-12375013/?ITO=squid |title=Planes crash on runway snapping tail fin off private jet |publisher=Metro UK |date=10 March 2020 |access-date=22 June 2025}}</ref>
*10 June 2023, Thai Airways International Flight 683, an [[Airbus A330-300]] (registered as HS-TEO, named ''Chutamat''),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sanook.com/news/8886482/|title=ระทึก เครื่องบินชนกัน การบินไทย เฉี่ยวชน อีวีเอ กลางสนามบินฮาเนดะของญี่ปุ่น|date=10 June 2023|work=Sanook.com|access-date=10 June 2023|language=th}}</ref> which was to depart from [[Haneda Airport]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] for [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]] collided with [[EVA Air]] Flight 189, also an [[Airbus A330-300]] (registered as B-16340), headed for [[Songshan Airport|Taipei–Songshan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://udn.com/news/story/6809/7225850?from=udn_ch2_menu_v2_main_index|title=長榮航空與泰航滑行道上驚傳碰撞 羽田機場關閉跑道|date=10 June 2023|work=United Daily News|access-date=10 June 2023|language=zh-TW}}</ref> No injuries were reported. However, both aircraft sustained minor damage as a result of the collision. The collision forced one of the four runways of Haneda to temporarily close for approximately two hours. The [[Japan Civil Aviation Bureau]] (JCAB) has launched an investigation involving both airlines.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4915272|title=Flights by Taiwan's EVA, Thai Airways clip wings at Tokyo Haneda Airport|date=10 June 2023|work=Taiwan News|access-date=10 June 2023|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofoman.com/article/131968-two-planes-collide-on-tokyo-runway|title=Two planes collide on Tokyo runway|date=10 June 2023|work=Times of Oman|access-date=10 June 2023|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Samantha |date=2023-06-10 |title=Thai Airways plane collides with EVA Air aircraft on Tokyo Haneda runway |url=https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-airways-plane-collides-with-eva-air-aircraft-on-tokyo-haneda-runway |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Thaiger |language=en}}</ref>

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==See also==
* [[List of airlines of Thailand]]
* [[Transport in Thailand]]

==References==
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