With demand soaring and seats overbooked between the Thai capital and New Delhi, Thai International Airways is increasing its frequency to 10 flights a week from the summer of 2008, advancing the timeline by six months.
The carrier has applied to India's Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for additional frequencies and, if approved, it will be seeking temporary permission to expedite its case, said the airline's vice president Pridi Boonsue.
Boonsue told IANS, that his airline is also looking at more flights to Mumbai, India's commercial capital.
This apart, the present frequency of four-times-a week to Chennai will also soon be increased to a daily schedule, since the leisure and ethnic market heading to Malaysia is growing, the airline executive said.
Thai also now hopes to tap into its budget carrier Nok Air's slot, which became vacant after it failed in the past to position itself as the favoured carrier for shoppers.
18/11/07 Neelam Mathews/Indo-Asian News Service/Hinduatan times
Monday, November 19, 2007