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Thai AirAsia expands to Japan for surge in tourism
22nd Aug 2022
Relaxing travel restrictions in Japan and Thailand would boost flights between the two nations, according to Thai AirAsia. As Asian travel recovers, the airline is establishing new routes.
Thai Capital A will commence thrice-weekly flights between Bangkok's Don Mueang airport and Fukuoka on October 12. Thai AirAsia's first route to Japan. The new route starts when flights between Japan and Thailand start up again later this year and travel restrictions are eased in both countries.
Thai AirAsia X begins Bangkok-Sapporo and Osaka Kansai flights in September; Tokyo Narita operations commenced in July. In October and December, Thai Airways returns to Fukuoka and Sapporo. The fourth quarter will see nearly half of 2019 Thailand-Japan capacity flown, up 30 points from the first quarter and the highest since the pandemic nearly grounded all flights in 2020.
"Japan is a top leisure destination for Thai travellers, and many plan to visit when it reopens," Thai AirAsia CEO Santisuk Klongchaiya said. Fukuoka is [Thai] AirAsia's first Japanese destination.
Not just locals taking advantage of resumed flights between Japan and Thailand. All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have moved flights to and from Bangkok to Tokyo's Narita airport to meet demand for North America-Southeast Asia connectivity. Both ANA and JAL highlighted transfer demand to Thailand for aiding their June quarter earnings.
The revival of travel between Japan and Southwest Asia augurs the return of Asian air traffic, which has lagged much of the globe. According to IATA data, international passenger volume increased 492 percent from a low base in June.International passenger traffic is down 70% from 2019.
Thai AirAsia and Thailand's other airlines require international visitors. Thai Airways declared bankruptcy and reorganised during the epidemic, while smaller carriers incurred heavy losses. Thai AirAsia had the biggest loss in the sector in the June quarter, with a negative 93% operating margin, if you don't count the unrealized leasing losses caused by changes in foreign currency.
Thailand has 40 million international tourists in 2019, but only 2.1 million in the first half of 2019. As long as China, Thailand's greatest source of foreign tourists, is closed, numbers will struggle to rebound. The Thai tourist ministry expects 18–30 million flying visitors next year.
Thai AirAsia executives foresee a good return in tourism for the rest of the year. The airline anticipates domestic capacity to reach 2019 levels by year's end and is exploring additional foreign prospects, including Fukuoka, Japan, Myanmar, and Nepal to use capacity that would otherwise fly to China.
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