Thai Airways International (THAI) unveiled an formidable plan to expand its worldwide flight offerings within the forthcoming excessive season. The airline’s major focus is to attract in the next variety of tourists.
A notable function of this growth is the airline’s determination to recommence flights to Istanbul, Turkey, which is a big aviation hub for Asia, Europe, and Africa. This service was previously suspended in 1994.
Chai Eamsiri, the CEO of THAI, revealed that this determination was taken following the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Turkish Airlines in August.
From December, THAI will operate a day by day flight to Istanbul. Chai revealed the Airbus A350-900 will serve Flight TG900, departing from Suvarnabhumi Airport at eleven.45pm and touching down in Istanbul at 6.05am native time.
“Next, THAI will launch new flights to Oslo in Norway, Milan in Italy, and Sydney and Perth in Australia.”
Chai also shared optimistic projections for the airline’s cabin load issue on flights from China, anticipating a 75% surge in the fourth quarter. Secrets is attributed to the visa-exemption scheme for Chinese citizens, which is projected to generate 240 million baht in monthly revenues in the course of the visa-free period.
The visa exemption scheme, effective until February 29 subsequent 12 months, has resulted in an influx of reservations on Chinese journey booking platforms, including Ctrip and Tuniu. To meet this demand, THAI intends to operate every day flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Kunming, and Chengdu, as per Chai.
Additionally, THAI plans to increase its providers to Japan, operating every day flights to Sapporo and Fukuoka, escalating Tokyo companies from 21 to 28 per week, and initiating constitution flights to Sendai. Starting December 1, Taipei may also benefit from twice-daily flights, reported Bangkok Post.
From October 29, Thai Airways aims to extend the number of flights to Vietnam’s Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Moreover, a model new route to Kathmandu, Nepal is ready to kick off on December 1.
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