THAI Smile Starts 3 New Flights Linking Thailand-India
THAI Smile, the new sub-brand business unit of Thai Airways will start new services between New Delhi-Phuket, Mumbai-Phuket, and Ahmedabad-Bangkok, effective from 31st March 2013, Mr. Korakot Chatasingha, General-Manager, Thai Airways in New Delhi, announced.
Mr. Korakot informed the Team Thailand meeting on 6th February 2013, chaired by Ambassador of Thailand to India, that the new 3 routes of THAI Smile to India are in response to the growing demand for Indian travelers to travel to Thailand.
Phuket is one of top destionations in Thailand for Indians, apart from Bangkok, Pattaya, and Hua Hin. And Ahmedabad is a city with growing potentials in tourism. Gujaratis are also well-known for being great travelers.
The schedules of the 3 new services effective from 31st March 2013 are;
New Delhi (DEL) – Phuket (HKT) – New Delhi (DEL)
|
Route |
Flight No. |
Departure |
Arrival |
Days of Operation |
|
New Delhi-Phuket |
TG762 |
0155 |
0755 |
TUE, FRI |
|
Phuket-New Delhi |
TG761 |
2205 |
0055+1 |
MON, THU |
Mumbai (BOM)-Phuket (HKT)-Mumbai (BOM)
|
Route |
Flight No. |
Departure |
Arrival |
Days of Operation |
|
Mumbai-Phuket |
TG764 |
0220 |
0820 |
THU, SUN |
|
Phuket-Mumbai |
TG763 |
2230 |
0110+1 |
WED, SAT |
Ahmedabad (AMD)-Bangkok (BKK)-Ahmedabad (AMD)
|
Route |
Flight No. |
Departure |
Arrival |
Days of Operation |
|
Ahmedabad-Bangkok |
TG766 |
2359 |
0620+1 |
WED, SUN |
|
Bangkok-Ahmedabad |
TG765 |
1930 |
2300 |
WED, SUN |
The operation of 3 routes will further increase the number of Indian travelers to Thailand which already exceeded 1 million in 2012. Recently on 15 January 2013 the Tourism Authority of Thailand organized a Million Thanks party to celebrate million Indian travelers to Thailand and express thankfulness to Indian fans of the land of smiles.
The THAI Smile operates with brand-new, fuel-efficient Airbus A320-200 jets. Each aircraft is configured with 166 seats (16 in Smile plus & 150 in Economy class). The first five rows are designated as ‘Smile Plus’, a short-haul business class service.
Features and highlights of the new services to India include hot meals and drinks, free passenger seat selection and counter check-in procedures, 20 kg baggage allowance for economy class and 30 kg for THAI Smile plus. THAI’s Royal Orchid Plus frequent flyer members can also accrue miles for redeemable awards on THAI Smile.
