Flight options go up for US, Far East travellers

Kolkata: A crucial change in the timing of a return flight to Bangkok that came into effect on Tuesday is expected to give fliers from the city a lot more options to travel onward to the Far East and the west coast of the United States.
More importantly, it will allow travellers returning from these countries to catch a connecting flight to Kolkata. This will particularly facilitate corporate travellers who currently have to spend an additional night in Bangkok to take the flight back to the city the following morning.
The Jet Airways flight that earlier departed from Kolkata at 11.45 am and reached Bangkok at 4 pm local time did provide travel options to Hong Kong, Manila, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai and Canton. But the revised timing the flight will depart from Kolkata at 1.30 am and reach Bangkok at 5.40 am opens up the entire world to travellers as they will have multiple options on outbound flights to the region and beyond.
While there were connecting flights to Thai destinations like Krabi, Phuket, Kosamui and Pattaya, tourists had to miss out on evening shows as they would be over by the time they checked into the hotel. Now, the revised timing will enable them to enjoy the programmes scheduled for the entire day.
06/01/11 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Jan 2011, Foreign Jan 2011