Bangkok--2 Oct--AirAsia
Thai AirAsia brings the low fares closer to Phuket with more exciting routes to come started with Phuket — Singapore and now with direct daily flight from Phuket to Hongkong. Today, the airline is delighted to announce that its new hub Phuket International Airport in Phuket, Thailand, will be in operation beginning November 15, 2009 bringing load of low fares and better connectivity from Phuket direct to Singapore, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Medan, Ho Chi Minh City and many more in the near future.
After Thai AirAsia began its service from Phuket to Singapore in 2007, the airline now introduce its new route from Phuket to Hongkong with daily flights. Celebration fare starts from 999 one way. Bookings for the Phuket- Hongkong route are opened for sale from 5 October until 11 October 2009 while the travel period is from 15 November — 31 July, 2010
Thai AirAsia's new hub will begin with two aircrafts, Airbus A320 based in Phuket in mid November and in line with its business plan, it will introduce more exciting new route such as Phuket- Chiangmai, Phuket-Jakarta and Phuket — Ho Chi Minh City, Phuket- Medan, in next to no time.
"We are very excited to begin our Phuket hub operations at Phuket International Airport as we have been overwhelmed with the demand for our low fares and we see its potential for being our second home. Now we are able to fulfil this demand and enable locals and tourists to enjoy our low fares, connectivity and excellent service. With our new hub in operation we can bring loads of low fares to more people, offering some a whole new travel experience while giving others the opportunity to frequent our new routes as they are really affordable. We believe to be able to further boost passenger traffic which will bring a positive impact towards the economy of the various cities and the country as a whole." - Tassapon Bijleveld, Chief Executive Officer, Thai AirAsia