route annulée faute de clients ;
(voir article
Phuket gazette)
PHUKET: Thai AirAsia’s direct flights from
Phuket to
Ho Chi Minh City and
Medan have been canceled temporarily due to low demand, but the carrier remains committed to growing
Phuket as its second air hub in the Kingdom.
The two services began at the end of last year with daily flights to
Ho Chi Minh City and three flights weekly to
Medan, Indonesia.
The
Ho Chi Minh service ended on May 15 and the
Medan service on April 30.
The aircraft used on the routes will now be used to increase frequency of direct flights on the
Phuket to
Chiang Mai, and
Phuket to
Udon Thani routes, Thai AirAsia CEO Tassapol Bijleveld said.
Starting June 1, the
Phuket to
Udon Thani route will begin daily flights and the
Phuket to
Chiang Mai route will increase to two flights a day.
The increase in domestic flights will help boost the economy and encourage domestic tourism spending, Mr Tassapol said.
Mr Tassapol described the cancellation of the
Ho Chi Minh and
Medan services as ‘temporary, ’ but did not specify when they would resume.
