Customers eat at Thai Airways pop-up airplane-themed restaurant at the airlines headquarters with onboard meals prepared by their chefs, while their fleet is still grounded at the airport and the company awaits a bankruptcy court decision, in Bangkok, Thailand September 3, 2020. — Reuters pic
The national carrier, which has for months grounded most of its planes, has transformed the cafeteria of its Bangkok headquarters into an airline-themed restaurant and opened it to the public. “Spare parts from engines, windows and fan blades were used as furniture,” Thai Airways Catering Managing Director Varangkana Luerojvong told Reuters.Usual onboard meals are pictured at a Thai Airways pop-up airplane-themed restaurant at the airlines’ headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand September 3, 2020. — Reuters pic“I like the in-flight meals on Thai Airways, but we only get to have it when we fly,” said Kanta. “Today we get to have it here, that’s good because we want to eat.
Chefs and cabin crew from the airline, which filed for bankruptcy protection in May, appeared in good spirits.