Aviation News
- Thai AirAsia OKed for daily flights to SZ
Date: 17-May-2007 Sources: (Shenzhen Daily)
THE budget carrier Thai AirAsia has obtained China's approval to start daily service from Bangkok to Shenzhen in July.
Shenzhen will become Thai AirAsia's 11th international destination and its 20th on its overall network. The airline, partly owned by the Malaysian budget giant AirAsia, plans to start a daily service on the new route from July 16, using the 148-seat Boeing 737-300 jetliners, chief executive Tassapon Bijleveld said earlier this week. The no-frills carrier mainly targets tourists for the route to Shenzhen, which is especially popular among shoppers. Thai AirAsia will begin sales on the new route May 24 with fares being close to what it charges for its existing service from Bangkok to Macao. Plans are also afoot for other new routes to China, including Kunming, Chengdu and Chongqing, later this year.
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