Thai Vietjet inaugurates Bangkok - Khon Kaen flight

Thai Vietjet, a subsidiary of Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet Air, has inaugurated its maiden flight VZ210 from Thailand’s capital airport of Suvarnabhumi to Khon Kaen, the commercial and political centre in northeastern Thailand.
Thai Vietjet inaugurates Bangkok - Khon Kaen flight ảnh 1Thai Vietjet inaugurates maiden flight VZ210 from Thailand’s capital airport of Suvarnabhumi to Khon Kaen (Photo courtesy of Vietjet Air)

Hanoi (VNA) - Thai Vietjet, a subsidiary of Vietnamese budget airlineVietjet Air, has inaugurated its maiden flight VZ210 from Thailand’s capitalairport of Suvarnabhumi to Khon Kaen, the commercial and political centre in northeasternThailand.

Celebrating the new service, Thai Vietjet brought all passengers onboard amemorable surprise by introducing a 'Ying Lee' concert in the sky with fullteam of dancers and cabin crew, along with nice corporate souvenirs.

Besides, the airline has launched a mega promotion from just 5 THB for one-wayticket (approx. 16 US cents) for booking throughout the five golden days from August1 – 5, 2020 at website www.vietjetair.com or Vietjet Air mobile app. Thespecial promotion tickets are applied for all Thailand domestic flights of ThaiVietjet travelling during August 1 – September 30 this year.

Aiming to facilitate domestic travel in Thailand, Thai Vietjet has constantlyincreased its flight frequency and destinations from Bangkok SuvarnabhumiAirport.

Thai Vietjet inaugurates Bangkok - Khon Kaen flight ảnh 2(Photo courtesy of Vietjet Air)

Currently, the carrier serves eight flights a day to Phuket/Chiang Mai, three flightsa day to Chiang Rai, two flights a day to Udon Thani/ Krabi/ Hat Yai/ Khon Kaenin which the flight frequency for Suvarnabhumi - Hat Yai service will beincreased to three flights a day from August 15, 2020. The airline will alsoinaugurate the Suvarnabhumi-Nakhon Si Thammarat flight on August 6, 2020.

It has also introduced on-line check-in service for domestic passengerstravelling out of Suvarnabhumi airport for more convenience.

The new route Bangkok- Khon Kaen marks the airline’s 7th route from itsSuvarnabhumi hub and is operated two daily flights, with flight duration ofaround 1 hour 5 minutes per leg./.
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