Bangkok, Sept 21: Thai Airways International PLC (Thai), the national flag carrier, will operate on three new routes to India, China and Laos from next month, the airline's president said. The flights would operate from October 26 to March 27, 2004 in response to the growing trade between the countries as well as to accommodate more tourists and business travellers during the winter, Kanok Apiradee, president of Thai said yesterday.
In October, the airline would receive two new Boeing 727-400fs for use on the new routes to Chennai in India, Guilin in China and Luang Prabang in Laos, he said.
Thai is also preparing to introduce new routes linking Sydney, Melbourne, Phuket and Bangkok, Tokyo and Chiang Mai, and Tokyo and Rangoon, he said. Bureau Report