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Thai Airways and Thai Smile Launch Bangkok-Kota Kinabalu Service
29th Mar 2017
Thai Airways International (THAI) and its subsidiary Thai Smile have banded to launch an inaugural direct flight from Bangkok to Kota Kinabalu on Sunday, 26th March.
Woranate Laprabang, acting chief executive officer at Thai Smile said this carrier is very proud to open a new route to Kota Kinabalu with THAI.
He said:
It is acclaimed to be a major tourist destination of ASEAN region in the extent of the exuberance of nature. The opening of this new route to Kota Kinabalu is considered one of the strategic priorities for us in the ASEAN region. Thai Airways and Thai Smiles will expand growth in order to develop more international network of routes extensively.
Captain Woranate Laprabang also added:
Furthermore, we are committed to increasing our customer's choice to have a chance to travel to new destinations. Of course, we are confident that our reputation for excellent service will make both airlines the market leader in the near future.
Meanwhile, Wiwat Piyawiroj, Assistant Executive Vice President at Thai Airways International commented:
By providing this service, Thai Airways will be the distributor and marketer for the distribution of tickets and Thai Smiles will be the flight operator. This type of business will take place on several international routes that are due to launch this year.
He added:
And we strongly believe that this cooperation will bring comfort to passengers travelling to various cities. In particular, the direct Kota Kinabalu route will bring about sustainable and profitable growth for both airlines.
Bangkok-Kota Kinabalu will be a daily route and customers will be able to choose between the “Smile Class” and the “Smile PLUS Class” and will be allowed to bring up to 20 kilograms (for “Smile Class”) or 30 kilograms (for the “Smile PLUS Class”) of baggage with them onboard.
Tickets can be bought at a starting price of 3,435 Thai baht or a little over 440 Malaysian ringgit per person.
The route will use Airbus A320-200 aircraft.
Between January and October last year, there were 1.47 million recorded arrivals from Thailand to Malaysia, or 34.4% more than in the same period the year before, when the number was 1.09 million.
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