Visakhapatnam: Thai AirAsia is due to end its direct air service from Bangkok to Visakhapatnam in India 18 September according to a report in the Times of India.
The airline, based in Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport, has neither confirmed nor denied the report, but local travel executives said the cancellation of flights would be a major blow for the city’s tourism aspirations.
The low-cost airline started the service from its Bangkok base in December last year offering three weekly flights.
The direct flights priced one-way at THB4,530 are bookable up to 18 September. After that date travellers have to book flights with a change of plane in Kuala Lumpur. The fare for two-sector travel is slightly higher at THB5,998.
However, the differences in flight times are dramatic. The one-way journey between Bangkok and Visakhapatnam on the direct route was two hours and 55 minutes. The same trip via Kuala Lumpur with a change of plane takes 14 hours and 50 minutes.
Sources said the withdrawal of direct flights could be due to poor revenue management even though airline officials in Visakhapatnam boasted the cabin factor had reached 80%, which should return an operating profit on a route.
13/09/19 TTR Weekly
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The airline, based in Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport, has neither confirmed nor denied the report, but local travel executives said the cancellation of flights would be a major blow for the city’s tourism aspirations.
The low-cost airline started the service from its Bangkok base in December last year offering three weekly flights.
The direct flights priced one-way at THB4,530 are bookable up to 18 September. After that date travellers have to book flights with a change of plane in Kuala Lumpur. The fare for two-sector travel is slightly higher at THB5,998.
However, the differences in flight times are dramatic. The one-way journey between Bangkok and Visakhapatnam on the direct route was two hours and 55 minutes. The same trip via Kuala Lumpur with a change of plane takes 14 hours and 50 minutes.
Sources said the withdrawal of direct flights could be due to poor revenue management even though airline officials in Visakhapatnam boasted the cabin factor had reached 80%, which should return an operating profit on a route.
13/09/19 TTR Weekly
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