Orient
Thai Airlines was Asia�s only international charter
operator. Along with subsidiary Kampuchea Airlines it provided services
to other airlines including Finnair, Lufthansa, LTU and Merpati.
It transported
refugees around the world for the UN�s International Office of Migration
(IOM), including returning people to Kosovo from Australia and helping
Timorese return to East Timor in 1999 after it won its independence
from Indonesia. Orient Thai Airlines also became a designated UN carrier,
transporting troops for peacekeeping operations worldwide. Orient
Thai Airlines wasn�t just helping refugees get home
or troops undertake their missions, its aircraft were also busy flying
Muslim Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for various clients including
Air India and the Saudi royal family. At the peak of its charter work
Orient Thai Airlines� subsidiary operated nine Tristars aircrafts.