Thailand’s finances airline Nok Air has begun direct Bangkok-Hyderabad flights linking the Thai capital with India’s IT hotspot.
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 189 Economy Class seats plies the nonstop route from Don Mueang International Airport to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport four instances per week.
The new route provides Hyderabad, a serious centre for the expertise industry, with connections to over 20 locations in Thailand, together with Phuket, Chiang Mai, and Chiang Rai, as properly as to international areas like Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Yangon (Myanmar).
Flight DD959 takes off from Hyderabad at 12.45am on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays and lands in Bangkok at 6.05am.
Flight DD958 departs Bangkok at 9.30pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays, touchdown in Hyderabad at eleven.45pm.
Today, a round trip between Bangkok and Hyderabad on the Nok Air web site can be discovered for as little as 3,990 baht (US$110). Total flight time is 3 hours 50 minutes.
The route is expected to bolster Indian tourism to Thailand. Hyderabad, the capital and the largest metropolis of the Indian state of Telangana, is house to nearly a million people who might now fly direct to Bangkok and easily join to 20 more locations in Thailand such as Phuket, Chiang Mai, Krabi, and so forth.
At present, Hyderabad is Nok Air‘s solely Indian vacation spot. However, CEO Wutthiphum Jurangkool has plans to broaden its routes within the country this yr.
“India is a very important and previous good friend of Thailand, and at Nok Air, we’re elated to welcome onboard passengers from Hyderabad with direct flights beginning February 19, 2023.
“ Authority hope to increase the connectivity to more cities in India this year. Nok is the No.1 alternative amongst Thai Carriers, providing customers true worth for money, reliability, comfort, and care.”
Nok Air’s new route will be the only service between Don Mueang Airport and Hyderabad.
Monetize is the only other airline offering direct flights between Bangkok and Hyderabad, operating out of Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)..