Drink Coffee on board a A330

[David1991]

 

The best place for a cup of coffee is on board a A330 and you will find “331 Station Coffee War” cafe in Sattahip and it is 30km from Pattaya. The Airbus A330 has been converted into a coffee cafe. The current owners paid 10 million Thai Baht. A cup of coffee is great value and only costs 60 Baht ($2.00).

In order to ensure the health and safety of customers during Covid-19, the cafe reportedly conducts temperature checks, requires the wearing of masks, and regularly disinfects surfaces. Only 60 customers are permitted “on board” at any one time, for a maximum of 40 minutes.

The A330 was withdrawn from use in March of 2015 and then stored at U-Tapao Airport. The Airbus A330-300 once flew with Thai Airways, registered as HS-TEA.

 

[Andrew Reeve]

Hi Dave

The picture of it looks great and there is even a queue of people for coffee.

[Lorraine]

You never mentioned this place before and going to bring the kids there to run amuck on board, whilst I enjoy my Latte.

[David1991]

Fantastic Tjampman and never noticed the registration and absolutely brill.

[Pongo]

I saw a pic of a 747 on some ground in Pattaya, no idea what it's going to be repurposed as though. I do Like the idea of having a coffee on board that Airbus!.

[JohninDublin]

Off-Topic I realise, but anyone know whatever happened to the two Dakotas that used to be on display on Highway 7?

[kerryd]

12 hours ago, JohninDubin said:

Off-Topic I realise, but anyone know whatever happened to the two Dakotas that used to be on display on Highway 7?

Do you mean Highway 36 ? There's this one at the Caltex station
https://www.google.co.th/maps/@12.8422798,101.1176038,3a,15y,57.12h,91.6t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sR2h_VMtKgT-if4_Tx9K2hQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en

There is also the 747 being set up in the vacant lot on Beach Rd. Called "Runway 88". The "Runway of International Street Food".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqIIBnLQNTw  (starts at the 57 second mark).

And of course the 2 aircraft set up at Terminal 21. (One is a 737 or A320. No idea what the other one is.)

[JohninDublin]

3 hours ago, kerryd said:

Do you mean Highway 36 ? There's this one at the Caltex station
https://www.google.co.th/maps/@12.8422798,101.1176038,3a,15y,57.12h,91.6t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sR2h_VMtKgT-if4_Tx9K2hQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en

There is also the 747 being set up in the vacant lot on Beach Rd. Called "Runway 88". The "Runway of International Street Food".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqIIBnLQNTw  (starts at the 57 second mark).

And of course the 2 aircraft set up at Terminal 21. (One is a 737 or A320. No idea what the other one is.)

That certain looks like a Dakota, but these were a pair on the Northbound (towards BKK Airport) side of Highway 7. That could well be one of them, after relocation. 

Thanks for posting. I was surprised that such a relatively important piece of Aviation history wasn't in someone's collection. It was the workhorse of many allied Air Forces, during WWII, and went on to have a career as an airliner afterwards, Apparently, there are still 300 flying today. I presumed some collector bought it.

Edited September 23, 2021 by JohninDubin