Want to buy an A380? Thai Airways puts its 6 stationary planes up for sale since 2020

Who lands or takes off from Bangkok cannot help but notice Thai's A380s (and 747s) parked in a remote corner of the airport in Thailand's capital city. Four A380s and a pair of 747s have been stationary on the runway since the pandemic outbreak and (probably) will never fly again or forse the new company Global Airlines will come along and save these specimens From a bad end.

Thai Airways and the farewell to quadjets

With the outbreak of the pandemic, the already precarious financial condition of Thailand's national airline, had prompted Thai to permanently ground its largest and most fuel-thirsty aircraft. If in the rest of the world we have seen companies Reigniting the engines of the giants of the skies, so it was not the case in Bangkok. And today came the inevitable decision by the company to dispose of planes taking up space on the runway of the busy Asian airport.

There are six A380s in Thai livery for sale, four are located in Bangkok, while two are parked at in the Pattaya airport 50 minutes from the Thai capital.

The sale announcement specifies that the planes are being sold "as found" and that they have not performed any maintenance since the day they were grounded. As recounted by Lufthansa Putting an A380 back into operation costs 4 months of work by a team of skilled technicians, this of course will be the biggest cost that the new buyer will face assuming that he decides to operate flights and not simply cut up and resell everything at auction.

Bidding base $50,000

Bidders interested in purchasing any of the aircraft are invited to Submit their proposals along with a deposit of $ 50,000 (per plane) no later than 11:59 p.m. Bangkok time on Sept. 12, 2023. The bankruptcy court handles the sale and specifies that the new owner will take possession of the planes without any maintenance certificate or inspection, as if to say. You buy and then find out if you can do anything with them and what. The planes are intact, with engines and cabins set up in 3 classes: 12 Royal First Class seats, 60 Royal Executive Class (the business class) and 435 tourist class seats.

In addition, THAI stressed that it reserves the right to reject any offers from unsuitable suitors, including those sanctioned by the United States and/or the Thai government.

The second life of airplanes in Thailand

Around the world, there are many decommissioned planes.i that have found a second life. In Bangkok there are a 747 turned into a bar/restaurant and same fate For an L-1011 Lockheed TriStar which is the heart of the Chag Chui Market.

A 747 is also at the center of market in Pattaya, however, in this case it cannot be visited as in Bangkok, you can only eat underneath it.

While In the forecourt of the Terminal21 shopping center, there are as many as two planes; a 737 and the jet that belonged to the duty-free king, and owner of Leicester in the Premier.

Planes turned into hotels, where are the most beautiful ones

In the world, however, there are dozens and dozens of planes that have found a second life and an A380 will be turned into a hotel/restaurant right in Toulouse, the city where the world's largest passenger plane ever to enter service was assembled.

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