Direct flight to Chandigarh from Bangkok starts Dec 11 onwards

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, December 9

A direct flight between Chandigarh and Bangkok will be introduced from December 11, which will take only 4.30 hours to reach the destination.

Stating this, Thailand Tourism Authority director Isra Stanapaseth said the direct flight would provide easy connectivity to tourists from Chandigarh and its nearby cities like Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar and others to fly to Thailand and be back.

“Punjab is a lucrative market for us as we have seen a lot of growth like holding weddings, family get togethers and other functions”, he said.

The purpose of the visit here is to meet first-time traveller, create awareness and network with travel agents and update them about destinations available in Thailand. He added that cities like Amritsar, Chandigarh and Ludhiana could be a good market for tourism in his country.

Indians have emerged as the most prominent group of tourists to visit Thailand due to their growing numbers, said the visiting Thailand Tourism Authority director.

He said 1.043 million Indian tourists went to Thailand in 2017 (Jan to Sep), showing 16 per cent growth.

“India is an emerging market for Thailand, considering that the outlook for outbound tourists from India is set to grow by leaps and bounds.”