{"id":258340,"date":"2025-10-29T06:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T23:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=258340"},"modified":"2025-10-28T22:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:32:18","slug":"ua-is-back-flying-to-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/10\/ua-is-back-flying-to-bangkok\/","title":{"rendered":"UA is back flying to Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BANGKOK, 29 October 2025: United Airlines makes a comeback on the Pacific long-haul route flying Los Angeles to Bangkok, Thailand, after a gap of 11 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The daily service using 787-9 aircraft touches down in Hong Kong for a two-hour transit stop before flying on to Bangkok\u2019s Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"897\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-155.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-258341 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/897;width:581px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-155.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-155-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-155-600x336.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-155-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-155-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-155-696x390.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-155-1068x599.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-155-749x420.png 749w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">T<em>AT\u2019s Governor welcomes United Airlines\u2019 return to the Los Angeles-Bangkok route.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The stop in Hong Kong also allows passengers on United\u2019s San Francisco-Hong Kong flights to transfer to the onward UA820 flight to Bangkok. United\u2019s Los Angeles and San Francisco hubs offer connections to more than 75 destinations throughout the Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tourism Authority of Thailand\u2019s Governor Thapanee Kiatphaibool welcomed the inaugural flight on 26 October.&nbsp;She commented: \u201cThe return of United Airlines marks a significant milestone in the long-standing friendship between Thailand and the United States. This new service not only strengthens bilateral tourism and economic ties but also responds to the growing interest among American travellers seeking meaningful experiences in Thailand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Airlines\u2019 daily service between Los Angeles (LAX) and Bangkok (BKK) operates with a Boeing 787\u20139 Dreamliner configured with 257 seats \u2014 business class, premium plus, and economy cabins.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Flight schedule: LAX-HKG-BKK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UA820<\/strong> departs Los Angeles (LAX) at 2355 and arrives in Hong Kong (HKG) at 0700.<br><strong>UA820<\/strong> departs Hong Kong (HKG) at 0920 and arrives in Bangkok (BKK) at 1125.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BKK-HKG-LAX<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UA821<\/strong> departs Bangkok (BKK) at 1644 and arrives in Hong Kong (HKG) at 2045.]<br><strong>UA821<\/strong> departs Hong Kong (HKG) at 2245 and arrives in Los Angeles (LAX) at 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Airlines is the first carrier to resume services to Bangkok since 2014, when it flew the route with a stop in Narita, Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between 1 January and 24 October 2025, Thailand welcomed 808,288 US visitors, representing a 5% increase compared with the same period last year. 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