Rudi

Thai Airways International and Swissair have begun code-shared flights on the Bangkok-Zurich route, with a combined frequency of 14 flights a week.

Flights operated by Swissair depart Bangkok at 11:30 pm daily and arrive in Zurich at 6:10 am, while THAI flights leave Bangkok at 12:30 am and arrive in Zurich at 7:10 am. From Zurich, Swissair flights depart at 8:45 pm and arrive in Bangkok at 12:35 pm; the THAI flights leave at 2:30 pm and arrives at 6:20 am.

Members of THAI's Royal Orchid Plus frequent-flyer programme and Swissair's Qualifyer can accumulate miles on flights operated by either carrier. All flights use MD-11 aircraft, allowing the airlines to co-operate in areas such as technical development, maintenance and catering.

Swissair is not a member of the Star Alliance, but a THAI spokesman said the code-sharing agreement would not affect THAI's status in the alliance.

The arrangement, he said, was simply a means of maximising the potential of a bilateral aviation agreement.

Spider

Do they also use the same arrangement to Australia? If so, then how often per week.

Rudi

Do they also use the same arrangement to Australia? No

how often per week. = 0