MUMBAI, Apr 11 – The giveaway trade area agreement (FTA) between a Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India that took outcome in early final year is helpin raise a expansion of trade and investment, as good as tourism, and definitely affects business between a ASEAN segment and India, a boss of Bangkok Airways pronounced today.

Airline arch Capt Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth pronounced a conduit had non-stop a new  Bangkok-Mumbai lapse route, and perceived good feedback from customers, quite per flights from Mumbai to Bangkok that saw augmenting numbers of Indian travellers opting for a service.

Initially, a airline projected a series of passengers per flight, a cabin factor, during 40-50 per cent, though a outcome was suddenly high, over 60 per cent for a flights’ initial period.

According to Capt Puttipong, Bangkok Airways will open another dual intensity routes to Kolkata and Chennai.

Currently, a airline operates 6 daily flights, PG733, from Bangkok-Mumbai direct, solely Tuesdays, by Airbus A319, with 12 business seats and 108 economy seats, withdrawal Bangkok during 10:20pm and nearing a end during 1:05am.

The lapse flights of PG734 leaves Mumbai during 1:55am and arrives Bangkok during 7:50am.

Bangkok Airways offers domestic and abroad flights, joining over 20 tourism destinations such as Chiang Mai, Lampang, Pattaya (U-Tapao International Airport), Trat, Phuket, Samui, Krabi, Hong Kong, Singapore, Luang Prabang, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Yangon, and a Maldives.

Its 17 aircraft are 8 ATR aircraft, 3 Airbus 320 aircraft and 6 Airbus A319 aircraft. 

April 11th, 2011

Source: LiveNewsIndia.com