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SpiceJet to add
new flight on
Udaipur-Mumbai
route from April
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As part of its
summer schedule,
SpiceJet Ltd
will launch a
flight between
Udaipur and
Mumbai on April
16, 2016, stated
a release.
To cater to the
peak summer
rush, from March
to October,
SpiceJet has
unleashed a
whole new summer
schedule wherein
apart from
equipment
upgradation, the
airline has
added three new
flights and six
new frequencies,
thus offering
more seats and
connecting key
metros and
cities.
Shilpa Bhatia,
Sr. VP,
Commercial,
SpiceJet, said,
“We would like
to thank our
customers for
their continuous
support in
helping us
achieve the
highest load
factor
consistently for
the past ten
months. Our new
summer schedule
is an extension
of our existing
strategy that
will cater to
the robust
market demand
for the coming
holiday season. |
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Thai AirAsia To
Start
Kochi-Bangkok
Service From May
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Thai AirAsia, a
low-cost airline
of AirAsia
Group, will
launch a daily
direct flight
between Kochi
and Bangkok’s
Don Mueang
International
airport starting
17 May 2016, its
third direct
south India
service.
To mark the new
service's
launch, the
airline is
offering low
one-way fares to
Bangkok starting
at Rs 2,999.
The Kochi
services offers
a new affordable
option to people
visiting
Southeast Asia,
the company
said.
"India is a very
important market
for us and we
are very
committed to
making air
travel
affordable and
accessible from
Kochi to Bangkok
and beyond. As
the first
airline to
launch a direct
flight between
Kochi and
Bangkok, we are
pleased to offer
more convenience
with a short 4
hour flight so
travellers can
have more time
to enjoy our
wonderful
country," said
Tassapon
Bijleveld, CEO
of Thai AirAsia.
Soraya Homchuen,
tourism
authority of
Thailand
director of
Mumbai, said,
"We are very
excited to
welcome Indian
visitors to
Thailand. In
2015, a total of
1,069,149 Indian
visitors arrived
in Thailand
making Indian
travellers the
6th largest
group of
travellers to
our country."
From Bangkok,
AirAsia
passengers can
conveniently
connect to
Phuket, Krabi,
Chiang Mai and
Chiang Rai via
Bangkok Don
Mueang Airport
with the
airline’s
fly-thru service
which allows
travellers to
check-through
their bags to
their final
destination.
From Kochi, this
fly-thru service
will be
available in the
near future and
is targeted to
be available for
booking starting
from mid-April
2016 onwards.
A total of
104,393 Thai
visitors
travelled to
India in 2014,
an increase of
11 per cent over
the previous
year. Within
India, Thai
AirAsia also
offers direct
flights to
Bangkok from
Chennai and
Bengaluru. |
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