Jet taps fast-rising Thai-India demand

Jet Airways is moving to tap booming Indo-Thai air traffic by launching its third link between the two countries early next month.
Daily service will begin on May 7 between Bangkok and Mumbai, its home base, using a Boeing 738-800 jetliner that can carry up to 144 passengers.
The launch will give Jet a total of 21 weekly flights including those on its Bangkok-Delhi and Bangkok-Calcutta routes.
The number of air travellers between Thailand and India soared to 1.47 million last year from only 325,374 in the previous year, according to Gerry Oh, Jet Airways' regional vice-president for Southeast Asia.
Travel is surging in line with impressive growth in two-way commercial activity including tourism, buoyed by India's rising economic power.
Mr Oh, a Singaporean who previously worked for Singapore Airlines, said Jet aimed to record annual double-digit growth on the India-Thailand sector and was prepared to compete with eight other airlines serving the two countries including Thai Airways International, Cathay Pacific, Air India and Indian.
Jet has been pleased with the performance of its first two routes, which have achieved a cabin factor of around 80% since services began in January last year.
22/04/08 Boonsong Kositchotethana/Bangkok Post, Thailand

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