Summary
- Thai AirAsia has announced a new service from Bangkok to Guwahati in India, catering to the growing demand for travel between the two countries.
- The airline already has a significant presence in India, currently serving six cities and expanding to two more in October.
- With the addition of the Guwahati service, Thai AirAsia will fly to nine destinations in India, offering more than 400 return flights.
The India-Thailand air connectivity is set to receive another boost, with Thai AirAsia announcing a new service from Bangkok to Guwahati in the northeast region of India. The airline already has a significant presence in the country, currently flying to six destinations from Bangkok. The new service will provide a more convenient connection to passengers from Guwahati and the nearby region looking to travel to Thailand.
Guwahati to Bangkok
Thai AirAsia has announced a new service from Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport to Guwahati in the northeast Indian state of Assam. The new service is in response to a growing demand for travel between the two countries and will start in December. Tansita Akrarittipirom, Head of Commercial AirAsia Thailand, commented,
“Don Mueang-Guwahati is a completely new route for the carrier that came with exciting challenges. The addition marks the ninth Thai-Indian connection for Thai AirAsia after Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur, Kochi, Bangalore, Gaya, Lucknow and Ahmedabad, affirming the growth of the India market and its potential for even more routes for AirAsia.”
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To attract passengers, the carrier has offered attractive introductory fares if booked between September 13th and October 1st for a travel period of December 1st, 2023, to March 29th, 2024.
The schedule
Thai AirAsia will start the Bangkok-Guwahati service on December 1st with three weekly flights according to the following schedule:
|
Flight |
Origin |
Destination |
Departure |
Arrival |
Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FD124 |
Don Mueang |
Guwahati |
22:05 |
23:10 |
Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday |
|
FD125 |
Guwahati |
Don Mueang |
23:40 |
03:55 (+1) |
Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday |
The carrier has a significant presence in India, given that Thailand is one of the most popular foreign destinations for Indians. Thai AirAsia currently flies to six Indian cities – Bengaluru, Kolkata, Kochi, Jaipur, Lucknow, and Chennai.
From October, it will also start flying to Ahmedabad and Gaya. Per Cirium data, once Thai AirAsia begins its Guwahati service in December, it will serve nine destinations in India with a total of 402 monthly return flights, offering more than 72,000 seats.
Of course, other airlines also offer several flights on the lucrative India-Thailand sector, including IndiGo, Air India, Thai Airways, and Vistara, among others. When the capacity of all airlines is included, more than 2,200 monthly return flights are scheduled in the peak season in December, with more than 435,000 seats on offer.
Recent restructuring
Thai AirAsia is now one of four airlines under Asia Aviation Public Company Limited following a recent restructuring. The other three airlines under the group are AirAsia Malaysia, AirAsia Indonesia, and AirAsia Philippines.
Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes said that the strategic move to bring together the four short-haul airlines under one group will allow analysts and investors to “have a clear view of our accounts.”
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The AirAsia Aviation fleet has a variety of Airbus narrowbody planes, including A320-200s, A320neos, A321-200s, and A321neos. Around half of them are operated by AirAsia, the Malaysian-based arm of the group.
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