Extra Songkran Flights on Thai Airways
Posted by admin on April 4th, 2009 filed in Technology, Travel
Thai Airways has added extra flights between Bangkok and PHuket during the upcoming Songkran period. There will be a total of eight additional round-trip flights carrying visitors from Survarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok and the Phuket International Airport.
Flights to Phuket from Bangkok will be increased on April 10th-11th. Additional flights from Phuket to Bangkok will be on April 14th- 16th. The airline anticipates it will use larger aircraft on existing flights in order to provide seats for festival travelers.
Across Thailand the airline is scheduling 29 additional flights from Bangkok to the provinces. In additional to Phuket, additional flights have been added to Chaing Rai, Khon Kaen, Chaing Mai, and Krabi. These new flights include 12,404 seats. A total of 22, 674 additional seats will be provided on new and existing flights representing a 17.1 percent increase in passengers.
Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year festival. Much of the country goes on holiday during the festival, which is held between April 13 – 15 and usually includes the weekends before and after the event. Luxury Phuket hotels as well as hotels throughout the resort areas of Thailand usually see an increase in business during this time of year.
Bangkok Airways is the only only airline that has announced plans to increase passenger loads during Songkran. That airline is adding one daily flight each on April 13th, 14th, and 15th.
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