Air Asia plans to introduce 2 daily flights to Krabi in April
Krabi route from March the 1st which was welcomed by travelers, Thai Air Asia is planning to add one more return fight to the route from its present one flight daily. The low cost airline was welcomed by the local authority and tourism business there, while Krabi vice governor Chai Panitchpornpan said the airline service is an alternative for travelers, locals or tourists. Tassaporn Bijleveld, the Air Asia CEO, stressed that it will help promote the region’s tourism. He said the airline plan to add extra return flights from Bangkok – Krabi to cater for the number of passengers during the summer month of April.
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