Phuket International Airport in southern Thailand is gaining two new direct flights to China and Vietnam. The first is to Chongqing in China operated by Chongqing Airlines and the second is the first-ever service from Phuket to Hanoi in Vietnam serviced by VietJet.
Chongqing Airlines’ inaugural flight OQ2093 landed on the runway in Phuket yesterday afternoon with 128 vacationers on board, stories the Phuket News. Tourists have been welcomed with presents from Airports of Thailand (AOT) workers.
An Airbus A320neo will service the new Chinese route 4 times per week throughout April and will improve to day by day flights in May, according to AOT. Chongqing Airlines is the 61st airline at present working flights in and out of the world-famous tourist hotspot.
Being the four largest cities in China by inhabitants, with a population of sixteen.34 million, the route is predicted to convey tourists by the (Air)bus load, producing loads of tourism revenue for the island’s recovering economy.
VietJet will operate Phuket’s first and only service to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, commencing May 19. The route joins the airline’s day by day flight between Phuket and Ho Chih Minh City.
Soaring will function one every day return flight, departing from Hanoi at eleven.35am and landing in Phuket at 2.40pm. The return flight will take off from Phuket at 3.45pm and arrive in Hanoi at 6.35pm. The flight time might be around three hours on each legs.
The airline operates loads of flights from varied Vietnamese cities to Bangkok as nicely as a Ho Chih Minh – Chiang Mai service.
Low-cost carrier Hong Kong Airlines recently introduced the launch of a direct flight between Hong Kong and Phuket, beginning June sixteen, 2023.
An Airbus A320 will service direct Hong Kong – Phuket route four times per week to meet rising demand as vacationers return to Thailand in full drive..