Thai Airways doing it again...

[Gringo69]

It seems to me that Thai airways are always trying to force people to fly to Bangkok instead of flying directly to Phuket...
Below is a cut and paste from the Phuket Gazette about how Thai are stopping direct Melb - Sydney flights into Phuket and rerouting them through Bangkok (adds an extra 2-3 hours per journey)...
Now they tried this with the direct Perth - Phuket flights a few years back and they stated the very same reason - but it was proved back then that the most people got off in Phuket and didn't get back on for the Bangkok leg...

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THAI adamant on axing Aussie flights

PHUKET: Despite an appeal from Governor Udomsak Uswarangkura, Thai Airways International (THAI) says it will stick to its decision to suspend direct flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Phuket, effective February 1.

Kalayapha Panich, the airline’s Phuket-based District Sales Manager for Upper-Southern Thailand, said that the direct flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Phuket will be rerouted to Bangkok.

She added, “The main reason for this rerouting is that there are more passengers who want to fly direct to Bangkok [from Sydney and Melbourne]. In effect, the regular flight – TG 980, every Monday, Thursday and Sunday – is the same, except that it lands in Bangkok, not Phuket.

“If demand increases, maybe we can reinstate the direct flights to Phuket.”

[stevem]

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