Thai Airways will increase its Melbourne–Bangkok service to double-daily flights from 1 December 2022, which will see Thailand’s national carrier revert to its pre-pandemic flying schedule to the Victorian capital.
Thai will operate flights from Melbourne to Bangkok at 12:30am and 9:30am daily on its Airbus A350 aircraft.
Melbourne Airport said the return to twice-daily flights sees Thai’s timetable “resume to pre-pandemic levels less than 12 months after borders reopened.”
Melbourne Airport CEO Lorie Argus said the additional flights were a welcome return to pre-COVID-19 levels of flying.
“We’ve been working hard alongside the Victorian State Government to make sure the world’s airlines understand what an incredible place Melbourne is, and many carriers are listening,” she said.
“Thai Airways announced it will increase its Bangkok service to double daily from December, which is a welcome return to pre-COVID-19 levels of flying.
“Thai’s 14 flights per week will also provide important connectivity through to other Southeast Asian, Indian and European destinations.
“This is all great news for consumers because it means more choice for holidays, business trips or reconnecting with friends and family,” she said.
In an email to Karryon, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Sydney said they “welcome this great news as Thailand has always been among the top five most popular holiday destinations for travellers from Australia”.
“We are certain that the increase in frequency of this direct non-stop flights will help improve the bookings for Thailand even more.”
Thailand removed all travel restrictions for international travellers on 1 October 2022.
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