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 4 instances per week.
The new route provides Hyderabad, a major centre for the expertise industry, with connections to over 20 locations in Thailand, including Phuket, Chiang Mai, and Chiang Rai, as properly as to worldwide 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.
Zany at 9.30pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays, landing in Hyderabad at 11.45pm.
Today, a spherical trip between Bangkok and Hyderabad on the Nok Air website may be found for as little as three,990 baht (US$110). Total flight time is three 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 residence to almost a million individuals who may now fly direct to Bangkok and easily join to twenty more areas in Thailand similar to Phuket, Chiang Mai, Krabi, and so forth.
At present, Hyderabad is Nok Air‘s only Indian destination. However, CEO Wutthiphum Jurangkool has plans to expand its routes within the country this year.
“India is a very important and old good friend of Thailand, and at Nok Air, we are elated to welcome onboard passengers from Hyderabad with direct flights starting February 19, 2023.
“We hope to increase the connectivity to extra cities in India this year. Nok is the No.1 choice amongst Thai Carriers, providing prospects true value for money, reliability, convenience, and care.”
Nok Air’s new route will be the only service between Don Mueang Airport and Hyderabad.
Thai Airways is the only other airline offering direct flights between Bangkok and Hyderabad, working out of Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)..