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Thai AirAsia To Fly To Myanmar Capital
13th Jun 2013
Starting October this year, Nay Pyi Daw will just be a flight away from Bangkok when Thai AirAsia launches its daily service between the two capital cities.
The planned daily flight was announced by Tony Fernandes himself during the World Economic Forum on East Asia 2013 where he chairs.
Tony Fernandes, AirAsia's CEO, founded the airline in Malaysia and eventually turned it into Asia's biggest budget carrier, flying to 78 major and popular destinations spanning more than 25 countries across the region.
According to Mr. Fernandes, Nay Pyi Daw offers great potential for the airline as it becomes increasingly important, not only to Myanmar but also to the region as a whole.
Nay Pyi Daw has become Myanmar's capital since 2005 when the country officially moved its seat of government from Yangon. It is located 320 kilometers to the north of the previous capital.
The airline executive admitted he was thrilled to launch the new service linking the two capital cities as it will be a milestone for AirAsia, becoming the first and only carrier to fly between Bangkok and Nay Pyi Daw.
Thai AirAsia already flies to two other Myanmar cities from Thailand with its thrice-daily Bangkok-Yangon service and Bangkok-Mandalay service once daily.
Being the country's capital, Nay Pyi Daw will become increasingly active in the region's economic, political and cultural affairs. In fact, the capital will host this year's SEA Games in December. The following year, in 2014, its Myanmar's turn to host the regional summit which will take place in Nay Pyi Daw. The upcoming integration of ASEAN economies in 2015 will mean huge economic opportunities for all countries, putting Nay Pyi Daw in the forefront with easy access to other major capitals, starting off with Bangkok.
He added that countries within the ASEAN region, including Myanmar, will start to harvest the benefits of the region's open skies policy when the Single Aviation Market takes effect by 2015.
Furthermore, Myanmar straddles in a very strategic location between two of the world's giant economies, China and India. The country is now transforming itself into a fast-growing economy as it becomes one of the favorite destinations for FDI in the region.
The Thai AirAsia CEO, Tassapon Bijleveld, disclosed that the airline's mission is to bring together ASEAN countries closer through extensive air connections within the region. In fact, he added, intra-ASEAN travel comprises half of all travels within the region.
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