Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Thai Airways have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to progressively code share more extensively on each other’s services. The partnership will also involve exploring wide-ranging commercial collaboration that provides their customers with more options and value, as well as greater benefits and an enhanced travel experience.
In the initial phase, THAI and SIA will codeshare each other’s flight services between Singapore and Bangkok.
Goh Choon Phong, Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Airlines, said: “SIA and THAI have had a close relationship for many years, which we aim to strengthen through this comprehensive agreement. Both airlines have a loyal customer base, as well as extensive operations within South East Asia and around the world. This is a win-win opportunity to support the growth of our respective hubs and enhance the options and service offerings for our customers.”
Suvadhana Sibunruang, THAI Acting Chief Executive Officer, added: “THAI and Singapore Airlines have shared a long-term relationship, and I am glad that this cooperation between the two airlines will certainly cater to the demand of travellers between Thailand, Singapore, and beyond. It will also enable the expansion of THAI’s network to more service points in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Europe, India, and South West Pacific routes. “
THAI will codeshare on SIA’s flight services to Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa; Houston, Los Angeles, New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport, San Francisco, and Seattle in the US; as well as Vancouver in Canada, by the first quarter of 2023, subject to regulatory approval.
Additional codeshare arrangements to points in both airlines’ networks will be explored to support increased air connectivity to Thailand and Singapore, as well as points in Europe, India, and South West Pacific routes.