THAI says its tickets from Japan not overpriced

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THAI says its tickets from Japan not overpriced
By The Nation
2011-03-19

Thai Airways International insists that it charges a single price for a oneway ticket from Japan to Thailand, Bt16,000 inclusive of all surcharges. With the tickets, Thai citizens can board THAI planes from any of the country's five international airports - Narita, Haneda, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka.

Until April 30, passengers with tickets scheduled for flights during March 11April 30 can change travel dates free of charge.

Some passengers have complained that in the aftermath of the crisis in Japan, THAI tickets from Japan were overpriced. In a statement, THAI president Piyasvasti Amranand said that as a costmanagement procedure, airlines normally allocated a certain number of seats for a certain price. Prices depend on the gap between booking and travelling dates and traffic during the specified travelling date.

For booking during a heavytraffic period, the system will automatically confirm a seat with high prices. Moreover, when buying a ticket from a country that is not the starting point of a journey, the prices tend to be higher.

The special price for Thai citizens was announced on Thursday after confirmation of radiation leaks from a nuclear plant damaged by last week's earthquake.

THAI said that about 20 per cent of seats for flights from Japan from now through March 31 were available.

For the special fares, Thai citizens are invited to contact its Japan Call Centres at +81335033311; Osaka
+81662025161; Nagoya
+81529638585; Fukuoka
+81927346413; agents
+8135 5507210,
+8133 5621631 and
+8135 4706175,
or go to http://www.thaiairways.com