Thai AirAsia to Launch Flights Between Bangkok and Tiruchirappalli, India

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(05/06/24)
 Thai AirAsia has unveiled plans to launch direct
flights between Bangkok, Thailand and the city of Tiruchirappalli,
also known as Trichy, the capital of Tamil Nadu in southern India.

Scheduled to take off on 21 September 2024, the
airline will operate the route with thrice weekly flights every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Flight FD150 is slated to depart from Don Mueang
Airport (DMK) in Bangkok at 20:30 and arrive at Tiruchirappalli
Civil Airport (TRZ) at 22:35.

From Trichy, flight FD151 is timed to leave at
23:05 and arrive in Bangkok at 04:15, the following day.

“AirAsia is strengthening its presence in the Indian market
by expanding its network to 11 routes with the addition of Tiruchirappalli, a strategic city in southern India that serves as
a hub for commerce, industry and education in Tamil Nadu,” said
Khun Santisuk Klongchaiya, CEO of Thai AirAsia.

Including the yet to launch Trichy flights, Thai AirAsia
will operate 53 flights per week on 11 routes to India from
Bangkok, including: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Gaya, Guwahati,
Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Tiruchirappalli and
Visakhapatnam.

Indian travelers make up the majority of passengers on
AirAsia flights between India and Thailand at 80-90 percent with
load factors averaging 88%.

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