(From left) Pachuen Phornmonkol, consul-general of Royal Thai Consulate-General, Xiamen; Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO of Thai AirAsia; and Huang zhaochun, deputy general manager of Jiangxi Airport Group. Credit: Thai AirAsia
THAI AirAsia has launched new direct flights to China’s Nanning and Nanchang from its fifth and newest flight base, U-Tapao International Airport in Rayong Province.
The airline will operate four flights per week to Nanning and thrice-weekly flights to Nanchang, providing the two Chinese cities a direct connection to the popular Thai beach city of Pattaya.
Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO of Thai AirAsia, said: “We believe that tourism in the east (of Thailand) and Pattaya is growing very rapidly and that U-Tapao Airport is absolutely ready to accommodate regular flights. These beliefs led us to creating our latest flight base and we chose the two Chinese cities of Nanchang and Nanning as its first routes.”
As part of its expansion strategy, the airline plans to acquire two Airbus A320s for the fleet at U-Tapao, revealed Tassapon.
To celebrate the launch, Thai AirAsia is offering all-in promotional fares starting at 990 baht (US$28). Bookings are available from today until September 6, 2015 for travel to Nanning from September 25, 2015 to August 31, 2016, and to Nanchang from September 26, 2015 to August 31, 2016.
