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Gulf Air seminar releases new promotions
Eakachai Kamolsri
Gulf Air held a seminar for Pattaya travel agencies on
May 26 at A-One Royal Cruise Hotel. Somporn Kanjana-Utaisiri, manager of
Gulf Air (Thailand) presided over the opening ceremony.
The seminar was aimed to introduce information, services,
fares, new routes, the development of the airline and present new economic
promotions and other spectacular offers this season.
 Somporn
Kanjana-Utaisiri, manager of Gulf Air (Thailand), presides over the seminar.
Gulf Air is the national carrier of Bahrain, Abu Dhabi
(UAE), and Oman, and has come a long way in 50 years. It now serves
passengers from 40 countries worldwide and has provided services in Thailand
for over 20 years.
The major routes are in Hong Kong, Malaysia and European countries,
providing 3 services: first class, business class and economy class. Gulf
Air’s highly trained crew is made up of more than 60 nationalities,
speaking 70 different languages. The aircraft is fully equipped with modern
facilities and high technology.
Ujala Tham takes
over Southeast Asia
Ujala Tham has been posted to Bangkok as Air India’s
manager for the territory of Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Lao
PDR.
Commencing her career with Air-India in November 1978 she
has since held responsible posts in reservations, cargo sales, passenger
sales, flight handling and government liaison and was the executive
assistant to Air-India’s managing director in 1995-96.
 Ujala
Tham, Air India’s new manager for the territory of Thailand, Myanmar,
Cambodia, Vietnam and Lao PDR
Prior to her appointment in Thailand she headed an exclusive Air India
office in New Delhi catering solely to government of India sales. In
addition, she was Air India’s senior manager-liaison, successfully
coordinating special VVIP charter flights for the president and prime
minister of India.
Kasemkij Co. Ltd appoints new executives
The management of Kasemkij Co. Ltd., parent company of
Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket, Cape House Serviced Apartments & Residences and
Kanary & Bay Group, recently announced the following appointments:
Patcharin Pinthong as the sales manager-corporate accounts for Cape Panwa
Hotel. Patcharin earned a Bachelor Degree in Communication Arts from
Rajabhat Institute Bansomdejchaopraya. She has more than 12 years experience
in the hospitality business. Prior to joining Cape Panwa Hotel, she was
previously a sales executive with Sofitel Hotel.
 Patcharin
Pinthong
Pornphan Srimuang has been appointed sales manager for
Kanary Bay Rayong. Pornphan earned her Bachelor Degree in Management from
Rajabhat Institute Suan Dusit and also has more than 12 years experience in
the hospitality business. Prior to joining Kanary Bay, she was previously a
sales manager with Pavilion Rim Kwai Resort.
 Pornphan
Srimuang
Chutima Sanamnuaypol has been appointed the public relations officer for
Kasemkij Co., Ltd. Chutima received her Bachelor Degree in Public Relations
from Bangkok University and Masters Degree in Communication Management for
the Public and Business Sector from Thammasat University. Prior to working
with Kasemkij Co. Ltd. she was a secretary at Bamrungrad Hospital.
Chutima
Sanamnuaypol
Emirates raises USD $108 million for new ultra-long haul airbus
Emirates has signed a USD $108 million financing agreement
for a new Airbus A340-500 aircraft. This is the first time an A340-500 has been
financed by a group of international commercial banks, signaling strong
confidence in this modern long-range airliner.
Seen here at
the signing ceremony - seated, from left: Adrian Hilliard, Bank of Tokyo
Mitsubishi; Jonathan Morris, Standard Chartered Bank; Dermot Mannion, president
group support services, Emirates; and Richard Williams, Lloyds TSB. Standing
from left: Yoshihiro Hoshi, Masao Otsuka, both from Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi;
Vivek Uberoi, Standard Chartered Bank; Riyaz Peermohamed, corporate treasurer,
Emirates; and Giles Cunningham, Standard Chartered Bank.
The financing is for Emirates’ fifth A340-500, for use on
long haul routes, including non-stop daily flights between Dubai and New York
from June 1. Each A340-500 is powered by four Rolls Royce Trent 500 series
engines.
Emirates’ first four A340-500s were financed using a
combination of European export credit and Islamic funding.
The financing, over a 12-year term, was arranged and funded
by Standard Chartered Bank, with Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi and Lloyds TSB Bank as
co-arrangers. It carried a margin of 0.80 percent over six month Libor (London
Inter Bank Offered Rate).
Riyaz Peermohamed, Emirates’ senior vice president, corporate treasury
said, “This substantial commercial financing, structured and arranged by the
three international banks, is an ongoing vote of confidence in Emirates. We will
continue to take a well-diversified approach to financing our fleet
requirements, using a range of financing alternatives.”
Air India to levy fuel surcharge
Air-India has decided to levy a fuel surcharge on air tickets
effective today to partly neutralize the impact of rising fuel prices. While the
surcharge would be $ 4 per sector for all destinations operated by Air-India
except Hong Kong, it would be $ 9 for destinations in United States.
A spokesman of Air-India said that the airline had to follow
the other international carriers which have already imposed such a levy, as the
rise in global fuel prices is continuing unabated. It is well known that the
fuel prices in India have always been much higher than the prevailing global
prices, thus having a more severe impact on Air-India’s operational costs. Air
India, unlike other international airlines operating in and out of India, is
also required to pay sales tax on fuel uplifted from different States in the
country, he added.
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