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Thailand 2010 Public Holidays & Festivals Calendar
Jul 16th
Here is a list of Thailand Public Holidays & Festivals of calendar Year 2010. There are national holidays, as well as some of the most important festivals and celebrations in Thailand.
Many of Thailand important holidays are based on thai lunar calendar, thus it will have different dates from year to year.
The dates for these 2010 Thai holidays are estimates. We do not and cannot guarantee the accuracy.
Celebrate the festivals and events in the Kingdom as follows:
New Years’ Eve
The day before the Western New Year day is always marked a national holiday.
Thursday, 31 December 2009
New Year’s Day
The beginning of the western New Year is a national holiday in Thailand, one of three “new year” holidays celebrated every year.
Friday, 1 January 2010
Chinese New Year
The beginning of the Chinese lunar year is celebrated in the Chinatowns of every city throughout Thailand. Some businesses close for the day, but it is not a national holiday.
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Makha Bucha
Makha Bucha celebrates the Buddha’s first sermon in to his disciples.
Sunday, 28 February 2010
Monday, 1 March 2010 (substitution)
Chakri Day
Chakri Day commemorates the founding of the current dynasty by its first king, Rama I.
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Songkran
Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year, generally celebrated as a water festival. Be prepared to get wet all over as revelers abound, ready to soak you as a form of celebrating this season!
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
Thursday, 15 April 2010
Thailand Labor Day
International Labor Day is also celebrated as a national holiday, even though there isn’t much ado about it. Some businesses may be closed.
Saturday, 1 May 2010
Monday, 1 May 2010 (substitution)
Coronation Day
Celebrates the day when the current king Rama IX was crowned in 1949.
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Royal Ploughing Ceremony
An ancient royal rite held in Thailand to mark the traditional beginning of the rice-growing season
Sunday, 9 May 2010
Visakha Bucha / Vesak Day
The holiest Buddhist holiday celebrates the birth, enlightenment and entry into nirvana of the Buddha.
Friday, 28 May 2010
Asalha Puja Day
Commemorates the Buddha’s first sermon in the Deer Park in Benares and the founding of the Buddhist sangha.
Monday, 26 July 2010
Buddhist Lent Day (Wan Khao Phansa)
This day marks the beginning of the Buddhist ‘lent’ period, a time when monks are supposed to retreat to their temples while new life springs forth.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
H.M. The Queen’s Birthday
Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday is a national holiday, also serving as the country’s Mothers’ Day as well.
Thursday, 12 August 2010
Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
Celebration of the death anniversary of Thailand’s one of the most revered kings, Rama V.
Saturday, 23 October 2010
Monday, 25 October 2010 (Substitude)
End of Buddhist Lent Day (Wan Awk Phansa)
This day marks the end of the Buddhist ‘lent’ period or the Rains Retreat.
Friday, 22 October 2010
Thod Kathin
Presentation of Monk’s Robes after Rains Retreat.
Saturday, 23 October 2010
Loy Kratong
While it is not marked a national holiday, it is an evening when Thais pay respect to the goddess of the waters by floating candlelit offerings on any and all waterways around the kingdom.
Saturday, 20 November 2010
H.M. The King’s Birthday
His Majesty the King’s birthday is celebrated throughout the country and also
Sunday, 5 December 2010
Monday, 6 December 2010 (Substitution)
Thai Constitution Day
Celebrates the date in 1932 when the country was granted its first constitution.
Friday, 10 December 2010
New Years’ Eve
The day before the Western New Year day is always marked a national holiday.
Friday, 31 December 2010
Check out also other countries national holidays:
Singapore Public Holidays 2010
Indonesia Public Holidays 2010
India Public Holidays 2010
China Public Holidays 2010
Brazil Public Holidays 2010
Malaysia Public Holidays 2010
Singapore Airlines (SQ/SIA) Destination Countries, Cities & Airports
Jul 3rd
Here is a list of Singapore Air destination, departure and arrival country, city, and airport, with the link to the official websites and their IATA codes.
Africa
Egypt
- Cairo – Cairo International Airport (CAI)
South Africa
- Cape Town – Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
- Johannesburg – O R Tambo International Airport (JNB)
East Asia
China, People’s Republic of
- Beijing – Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)
- Guangzhou – Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)
- Hong Kong – Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
- Nanjing – Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)
- Shanghai – Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)
China, Republic of
- Taipei – Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)
Japan
- Fukuoka – Fukuoka Airport (FUK)
- Nagoya – Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO)
- Osaka – Kansai International Airport (KIX)
- Tokyo – Narita International Airport (NRT)
South Korea
- Seoul – Incheon International Airport (ICN)
South Asia
Bangladesh
- Dhaka – Zia International Airport (DAC)
India
- Ahmedabad – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD)
- Bangalore – Bengaluru International Airport (BLR)
- Chennai – Chennai International Airport (MAA)
- New Delhi – Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
- Kolkata – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)
- Mumbai – Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM)
Maldives
- Malé – Malé International Airport (MLE)
Pakistan
- Karachi – Jinnah International Airport (KHI)
- Lahore – Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE)
Sri Lanka
- Colombo – Bandaranaike / Katunayake International Airport (CMB)
Southeast Asia
Brunei
- Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei International Airport (BWN)
Indonesia
- Bali Denpasar – Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS)
- Jakarta Cengkareng – Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)
Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)
- Penang – Penang International Airport (PEN)
Philippines
- Manila – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)
Singapore
- Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)
Thailand
- Bangkok – Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)
Vietnam
- Hanoi – Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
- Ho Chi Minh City – Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)
Southwest Asia
Kuwait
- Kuwait City – Kuwait International Airport (KWI)
Saudi Arabia
- Jeddah – King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)
- Riyadh – King Khalid International Airport (RUH)
United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi – Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH)
- Dubai – Dubai International Airport (DXB)
Europe
Denmark
- Copenhagen – Copenhagen Airport (CPH)
France
- Paris – Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)
Germany
- Frankfurt – Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
Greece
- Athens – Athens International Airport (ATH)
Italy
- Milan – Malpensa Airport (MXP)
- Rome – Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO)
Netherlands
- Amsterdam – Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)
Russia
- Moscow – Domodedovo International Airport (DME)
Spain
- Barcelona – Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN)
Switzerland
- Zürich – Zürich Airport (ZRH)
Turkey
- Istanbul – Atatürk International Airport (IST)
United Kingdom
- London – London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
- Manchester – Manchester Airport (MAN)
North America
United States
- Houston – George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
- Los Angeles – Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- San Francisco – San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
- New York City – John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
- Newark – Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
Oceania
Australia
- Adelaide – Adelaide Airport (ADL)
- Brisbane – Brisbane Airport (BNE)
- Melbourne – Melbourne Airport (MEL)
- Perth – Perth Airport (PER)
- Sydney – Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD)
New Zealand
- Auckland – Auckland Airport (AKL)
- Christchurch – Christchurch International Airport (CHC)
Airlines Departing from And Arriving at Changi Airport Terminal Three (T3)
Jun 30th
Here is list of airlines with Departures and Arrivals at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal Three (T3), their IATA code (flight code), ICAO code(airline code), as well as their their base country and destination cities.
China Eastern Airlines MU / CES
Base country: China
Destination Cities: Kunming, Shanghai-Pudong
Jet Airways 9W / JAI
Base country: India
Destination Cities: Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai
Qatar Airways QR / QTR
Base country: Qatar
Destination Cities: Doha, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta
Singapore Airlines SQ/SIA
Base country: Singapore
Destination Cities: Adelaide, Amsterdam, Athens, Auckland, Barcelona, Beijing-Capital, Brisbane, Christchurch, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Manchester, Melbourne, Milan-Malpensa, Nagoya-Centrair, Nanjing, New York-JFK, Newark, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Perth, Rome-Fiumicino, San Francisco, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Sydney, Taipei-Taoyuan, Tokyo-Narita, Zürich
United Airlines UA / UAL
Base country: USA – United States of America
Destination Cities: Chicago-O’Hare, Hong Kong, Tokyo-Narita, Washington-Dulles
Airlines Departing from And Arriving at Changi Airport Terminal Two (T2)
Jun 28th
Here is list of airlines with Departures and Arrivals at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal Two (T2), their IATA code (flight code), ICAO code(airline code), as well as their their base country and destination cities.
Air India operated by Indian Airlines (AI/AIC)
Home Country: India
Destination Cities: Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai
Air India Express (IX/AXB)
Home Country: India
Destination Cities: Chennai, Kolkata, Tiruchirapalli
All Nippon Airways (NH/ANA)
Home Country: Japan
Destination Cities: Tokyo-Narita
Asiana Airlines (OZ/AAR)
Home Country: South Korea
Destination Cities: Seoul-Incheon
Etihad Airways (EY/ETD)
Home Country: UAE – United Arab Emirates
Destination Cities: Abu Dhabi, Brisbane
Indian Airlines (IC/IAC)
Home Country: India
Destination Cities: Chennai
Korean Air (KE/KAL)
Home Country: South Korea
Destination Cities: Seoul-Incheon
Lufthansa (LH/DLH)
Home Country: Germany
Destination Cities: Frankfurt, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Munich
Malaysia Airlines (MH/MAS)
Home Country: Malaysia
Destination Cities: Christmas Island [operated for Australian Indian Ocean Territories Airlines], Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Langkawi, Penang
Philippine Airlines (PR/PAL)
Home Country: Philippine
Destination Cities: Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Manila
Royal Brunei Airlines (BI/RBA)
Home Country: Brunei Darussalam
Destination Cities: Bandar Seri Begawan
Shenzhen Airlines (ZH/CSZ)
Home Country: China
Destination Cities: Nanning
SilkAir (MI/SLK)
Home Country: Singapore
Destination Cities: Balikpapan, Cebu, Chengdu, Chiang Mai, Chongqing, Coimbatore, Da Nang, Davao, Dili [operated for AustAsia Airlines], Hyderabad, Kaohsiung, Kathmandu, Kochi, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Kunming, Langkawi, Manado, Mataram, Medan, Palembang, Penang, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Shenzhen, Siem Reap, Solo, Surabaya, Thiruvananthapuram, Xiamen, Yangon
Singapore Airlines (SQ/SIA)
Home Country: Singapore
Destination Cities: Abu Dhabi, Ahmedabad, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangalore, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Cairo, Cape Town, Chennai, Colombo, Denpasar/Bali, Delhi, Dhaka, Dubai, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Houston-Intercontinental, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Karachi, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Lahore, Malé, Manila, Moscow-Domodedovo, Mumbai, Penang, Riyadh, Tokyo-Narita
Sriwijaya Air (SJ/SJY)
Home Country: Indonesia
Destination Cities: Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta
Airlines Departing from And Arriving at Changi Airport Terminal 1
Jun 28th
Here is list of airlines with Departures and Arrivals at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal One, their IATA code (flight code), ICAO code(airline code), as well as their their base country and destination cities.
Air China (China) CA/CCA – Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Xiamen
Air France (France) AF/AFR – Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Air Mauritius (Mauritius) MK/MAU – Kuala Lumpur, Mauritius
Air Niugini (Papua New Guinea) PX/ANG – Port Moresby
Air Seychelles (Seychelles) HM/SEY – Mahe
Air Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe) UM/AZW – Beijing-Capital, Harare
AirAsia (Malaysia) AK/AXM – Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Langkawi, Penang
Bangkok Airways (Thailand) PG/BKP – Koh Samui
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Bangladesh) BG/BBC – Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Dhaka
British Airways (UK – United Kingdom) BA/BAW – London-Heathrow, Sydney
Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong) CX/CPA – Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Colombo, Hong Kong
China Airlines (Taiwan) CI/CAL – Kaohsiung, Surabaya, Taipei-Taoyuan
China Southern Airlines (China) CZ/CSN – Guangzhou, Shenyang
Emirates Airline (UAE – United Arab Emirates) EK/UAE – Brisbane, Colombo, Dubai, Melbourne
EVA Air (Taiwan) BR/EVA – Taipei-Taoyuan
Garuda Indonesia (Indonesia) GA/GIA – Beijing-Capital, Denpasar/Bali, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Medan, Pekanbaru, Semarang, Shanghai-Pudong, Surabaya, Yogyakarta
Indonesia AirAsia (Indonesia) QZ/AWQ – Bandung, Denpasar/Bali, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Pekanbaru, Surabaya [begins August 16], Yogyakarta
Japan Airlines (Japan) JL/JAL – Kuala Lumpur, Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Narita
Jetstar Airways (Australia) JQ/JST – Cairns, Darwin, Perth, Melbourne
Jetstar Asia Airways (Singapore) 3K/JSA – Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Macau, Manila, Phnom Penh, Penang [begins 1 July], Siem Reap, Taipei-Taoyuan, Yangon
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Netherland / Holland) KL/KLM – Amsterdam
Lion Air (Indonesia) JT/LNI – Denpasar/Bali, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta
Northwest Airlines (USA – United States of America) NW/NWA – Tokyo-Narita
Qantas Airways (Australia) QF/QFA – Adelaide, Brisbane, Frankfurt, London-Heathrow, Melbourne, Mumbai, Perth, Sydney
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudi Arabia) SV/SVA – Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Jeddah, Riyadh
SriLankan Airlines (Sri Lanka) UL/ALK – Colombo, Kuala Lumpur
Thai AirAsia (Thailand) FD/AIQ – Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Phuket
Thai Airways International (Thailand) TG/THA – Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
Turkish Airlines (Turkey) TK/THY – Istanbul-Atatürk
Valuair (Singapore) VF/VLU – Denpasar/Bali, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Medan, Surabaya
Vietnam Airlines (Vietnam) VN/HVN – Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Xiamen Airlines (China) MF/CXA – Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Xiamen