Air India all set to start Chandigarh-Bangkok flight from December 11

Chandigarh 09 Dec 2017: Chandigarh to Bangkok direct flight to start from December 11, 2017. The direct flight to Bangkok is a welcome move. This will help increase the air traffic from Chandigarh.air indiaMr. Isra Stapanaseth, Director Tourism Authority of Thailand,isra Delhi office said that India is emerging market for Thailand considering that the outlook for outbound tourists from India is set to grow by leaps and bounds. Thailand being the first preferred destination due to exponential growth; not only are Indians high spenders but are also
looking at Thailand for big fat Indian weddings, celebrations, film shoots, MICE and for leisure travel. Thailand provides for everything and to all segments. 1.043 million Indian tourist went to Thailand in 2017 (Jan to Sep), 16% growth.
He said “We are trying to connect Chandigarh, Amritsar and Ludhiana with the direct flight so that it will be easy for tourists to Travel from Chandigarh and its nearby cities like Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Moga, etc. A Direct flight will be starting from 11th December 2017 onwards from Chandigarh to Bangkok which is only 4.30hrs flight and further connect to other cities of Thailand. We are targeting to connect tier 2 and 3 cities of India with tier 2 and 3 cities of Thailand.”
Once started, the Chandigarh-Bangkok flight will be the third international flight operating from the Chandigarh International Airport.