OREANDA-NEWS. September 18, 2012. Moscow Domodedovo Airport met Her Royal Highness, Princess of Thailand Chulabhorn Mahidol. The Princess, who has a doctorate degree in organic chemistry, came to take part in the opening ceremony of the International Conference "Catalysis in Organic Synthesis", and to visit the celebration dedicated to granting her a degree of Doctor of Science of the Russian University of Peoples’ Friendship.

A representative of the royal family arrived in Moscow by a regular flight of the national carrier of Thailand Thai Airways, which has been a partner of Domodedovo Airport for a long time. The first flight from Moscow to Bangkok was performed on November 1, 2005; over 476,000 passengers were transported in less than seven years.

Royal luxurious gilded capital of ancient Siam is always quite popular among Russian tourists: in high season (November-February) more than 25.4 thousand passengers get from Domodedovo Airport to Bangkok by Thai Airways. Trip to Thailand which is a Khmer legend Ayutthaya frozen in stone, white sandy beaches and the Indian Ocean, can make even a short vacation unforgettable.

Thai Airways International is a national airline of the Kingdom of Thailand. The company was founded in 1960 as a joint venture by the local carrier of Thailand, Thai Airways Company (TAC), and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). Controlling interest (53.77%) is held by the Government of Thailand. The airline carries out domestic, regional and intercontinental flights.