NATIONAL carrier Myanmar Airways International (MAI) plans to introduce direct flights from Yangon to Vientiane in Laos, Hong Kong and Seoul.
“As part of our expansion plan, we will add a few more Airbus aircraft soon and expect to utilise them on these routes. We are also in talks with Laos authorities and we hope to (commence the Yangon-Vientiane route) in October,” said Are Mra Tha, MAI marketing and commercial executive.
She added that flights from Yangon to Hong Kong and Seoul are expected to start before the year-end.
For the coming winter season, MAI intends to increase the frequency of its services to Singapore, from twice-weekly to thrice-weekly, through a code-share arrangement with Jetstar. Yangon-Guangzhou services will also get a boost in winter.
Flights to Siem Reap in Cambodia and Gaya in India, which are now suspended, will resume in October, with services to Gaya expected to increase from twice a week to thrice-weekly.
