Thai plans to fly Boeing 777 instead of its A303-600 aircraft for the daily flights between Kathmandu and Bangkok this winter. The Boeing 777 has 358 seats?55 and 303 in Business and Economy classes respectively, compared to the 261 in the A303-600 series. Thai says it will need the extra seats between 28 October and the end of March. We have a very high demand for seats for the season which is why a larger aircraft is being brought into service, says Martin Lama, District Sales Manager. The season looks good, that is if nothing unexpected happens. Thai first flew its B777s to Kathmandu in November 1998 and remains an important tourist carrier for Nepal. The first Thai jet, a French-made Caravelle SE210, landed at Gauchar in 1968.