Major airlines and tourism authorities are eager to cash in on the India market after that country’s government unveiled an open-skies policy to allow more airlines operate into and out of India.
Thai Airways International, Singapore Airlines and AirAsia are expected to benefit from the policy in one of the world's fastest-growing markets.
Narongchai Wongthanavimok, chief financial officer at THAI, said the airline was considering a network expansion or increasing frequencies for India routes. However, it is more likely to increase the number of flights rather than opening new routes.
"Thai Airways is considering India as part of our network expansion. We may increase frequencies because Bangkok is great hub for [service to] the subcontinent. We will not open new routes at this stage," Narongchai said.
Currently THAI operates to Kolkata, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore.
THAI executive board members on Wednesday agreed to push Bangkok as the aviation hub for Southeast Asia. The airline will increase frequencies of existing flights including Bangkok-Manila and Bangkok-Jakarta. The plan will help the airline to cash in connecting passengers travelling from the Middle East, India and Europe.
Meanwhile at Thai AirAsia X, an executive of the long-haul low-cost carrier said it looked at India market for as believed a lot of tourists and business travellers.
Thai AirAsia X currently operates from Bangkok to Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka, Shanghai, Muscat, and Tehran while AirAsia X Malaysia operates Kuala Lumpur-Kolkata.
17/06/16 Suchat Sritama/The Nation
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Thai Airways International, Singapore Airlines and AirAsia are expected to benefit from the policy in one of the world's fastest-growing markets.
Narongchai Wongthanavimok, chief financial officer at THAI, said the airline was considering a network expansion or increasing frequencies for India routes. However, it is more likely to increase the number of flights rather than opening new routes.
"Thai Airways is considering India as part of our network expansion. We may increase frequencies because Bangkok is great hub for [service to] the subcontinent. We will not open new routes at this stage," Narongchai said.
Currently THAI operates to Kolkata, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore.
THAI executive board members on Wednesday agreed to push Bangkok as the aviation hub for Southeast Asia. The airline will increase frequencies of existing flights including Bangkok-Manila and Bangkok-Jakarta. The plan will help the airline to cash in connecting passengers travelling from the Middle East, India and Europe.
Meanwhile at Thai AirAsia X, an executive of the long-haul low-cost carrier said it looked at India market for as believed a lot of tourists and business travellers.
Thai AirAsia X currently operates from Bangkok to Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka, Shanghai, Muscat, and Tehran while AirAsia X Malaysia operates Kuala Lumpur-Kolkata.
17/06/16 Suchat Sritama/The Nation
