Thai Vietjet commences latest service to Chiang Mai

Thai Vietjet has further expanded its flight network with the new service connecting Nakhon Si Thammarat, an administrative centre of southern Thailand and one of the most ancient cities of the country and the famous destination of Chiang Mai in the North.
Thai Vietjet commences latest service to Chiang Mai ảnh 1A plane of Vietjet Air (Photo: Vietjet)

Bangkok (VNA) - Thai Vietjet has further expandedits flight network with the new service connecting Nakhon Si Thammarat, an administrativecentre of southern Thailand and one of the most ancient cities of the countryand the famous destination of Chiang Mai in the North.

The maiden flights VZ420 from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Chiang MaiInternational Airport and VZ421 in return offered big surprises for passengerson board, including impressive live singing from cabin crew and lucky draw towin complimentary air tickets. All passengers onboard the inaugural flightsalso received lovely souvenirs from the airline.

The new service Chiang Mai – Nakhon Si Thammarat is operated four flights per weekon Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, starting November 30. The flightduration is around 1 hour 50 minutes for each leg. The flight departs from NakhonSi Thammarat at 9:30 and arrives in Chiang Mai at 11:30; the return flighttakes off from Chiang Mai at 11:50 and arrives in Nakhon Si Thammarat at 13:45(All in local time).

Tocelebrate the new service, the airline launched the new campaign “Winter Sale”,offering passengers with special fares starting from just 99 THB (3.3 USD) tofly on the airline’s 14 domestic routes from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) to ChiangMai/Chiang Rai/ Phuket/ Krabi/Udon Thani/ Hat Yai/ Khon Kaen/Nakhon SiThammarat/ Ubon Ratchathani/ Surat Thani, the services from Chiang Rai to  Udon Thani/ Phuket/ Hat Yai, and latest routeNakhon Si Thammarat – Chiang Mai.

The promotional tickets are available for booking during December 1 – 6, 2020and valid for travel during 5 January – 30 June 2021. Tickets can be booked on Vietjet’swebsite at www.vietjetair.com and Vietjet Air mobile app as well as travelagencies and booking offices.

During the last four months, Thai Vietjet has constantly expanded its networkin Thailand, connecting big cities, those of economic and tourism centerstogether. Vietjet is bringing more chance for people and tourists in Thailandto travel with affordable fare, modern aircraft while experiencing comfy seats,friendly cabin crews, a choice of nine delicious hot meals and many specialactivities.

AllVietjet flights are in accordance with all global supreme standards andrecommendations from authorities, the World Health Organization (WHO) and theInternational Air Transport Association (IATA) in order to ensure the healthand safety for passengers, flight crews and the community.

Vietjetis a fully-fledged member of International Air Transport Association (IATA)with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate. As Vietnam’s largestprivate carrier, the airline was awarded the highest ranking for safety with 7stars in 2018 and 2019 by the world’s only safety and product rating websiteairlineratings.com and listed as one of the world's 50 best airlines forhealthy financing and operations by Airfinance Journal in 2018 and 2019.

The airline has also been named as Best Low-Cost Carrier by renownedorganizations such as Skytrax, CAPA, Airline Ratings, and many others./.
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