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Thai Vietjet Air to take off soon

Thai Vietjet Air, a branch of the Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet Air, is expected to take off next month after obtaining an air operator's certificate from the Thai Civil Aviation Department within two weeks.
Thai Vietjet Air, a branch of the Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietjetAir, is expected to take off next month after obtaining an airoperator's certificate from the Thai Civil Aviation Department withintwo weeks.

The airline, with 51 percent owned byThailand 's Kannithi Aviation and 49 percent by Vietjet Air, wasannounced to be set up 18 months ago, however, it has to wait until nowto secure the certificate, a kind of licence using aircraft forcommercial purposes, to begin operation with charter flights and thenscheduled services.

Thai Vietjet Air conducted a successfulproving flight, the last part of the assessment by authorities beforeissuing an certificate, on October 25 with a round trip from Bangkokto Chiang Mai, according to Bangkok Post newspaper.

President of Kannithi Aviation Somphong Sooksanguan was quoted assaying that the carrier plans to operate a series of charter flightsfrom the Bangkok to Vietnam and India on November 15 and thenscheduled flights on two initial routes, from Bangkok to Chiang Maiand Phuket on December 15.

An Airbus 320-200 jet isavailable in Thailand now to support the launch of Thai Vietjet Air andanother of the same type is expected to be delivered soon to prepare forthe forthcoming high-season travel demand in the country.-VNA
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