"Come Eat In-Flight Meals"... Thai Airways Opens Restaurant Modeled After Cabin

With Overseas Travel Blocked Due to COVID-19, Airlines Arrange Seats to Sell In-Flight Meals

▲A restaurant shaped like an economy class seat opened on the 2nd floor of Thai Airways headquarters (Photo source = Thai Airways SNS capture)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jaehee] Thai Airways came up with a fun idea for customers who miss airplane trips with in-flight meals as overseas travel was blocked due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

They decided to open a restaurant mimicking the cabin interior to sell in-flight meals.

According to the Thai online media Khaosod on the 3rd, Thai Airways recently opened a restaurant resembling an airplane cabin on the second floor of its headquarters in downtown Bangkok. This restaurant, operating from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. from Wednesday to Friday, installed actual aircraft seats so customers can feel like they are on a plane.

▲A restaurant modeled after business class seats. Thai Airways separated business class and economy class like an airplane. (Photo by Thai Airways SNS capture)

Like an aircraft, business class and economy class seats are separated, and a chef who used to prepare airline meals personally sells the dishes.

Especially, stairs used for boarding and disembarking the aircraft are installed at the entrance to give customers the real feeling of boarding a plane.

Customers are also given a special boarding pass as a gift to commemorate their visit to the cabin-style restaurant.

In April, they also provided an in-flight meal delivery service.

Meanwhile, Thai Airways, which had been criticized for reckless management, faced worsening financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 crisis and eventually entered corporate rehabilitation procedures in May. As a result, government ownership decreased, and it lost its status as a national carrier.

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