{"id":211819,"date":"2022-09-06T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=211819"},"modified":"2022-09-06T05:54:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T22:54:43","slug":"airlines-increase-flights-to-phuket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2022\/09\/airlines-increase-flights-to-phuket\/","title":{"rendered":"Airlines increase flights to Phuket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PHUKET, 6 September 2022: Vietnam Airlines returns to Phuket Island with twice-weekly flights following last week\u2019s inaugural welcome by the island\u2019s travel industry leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flights scheduled for Thursday and Saturday should boost leisure travel from Ho Chi Minh City after a two-year break. Flight VN9624 departs HCMC at 1000 and arrives in Phuket one hour later.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"398\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211820 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-1.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 598px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 598\/398;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The return of flights from the southern Vietnamese city followed shortly after Malaysia&#8217;s FireFly resumed flights from Penang to Phuket in late August. The first flight FY3600 from Penang International Airport to Phuket International Airport arrived on 26 August. Using a Boeing 737 on the route, the airline offers direct flights from Penang to Phuket four times weekly on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More airlines are serving Phuket, as confirmed by the Airports of Thailand\u2019s flight schedules for September. Batik Air resumed direct flights from Kuala-Lumpur to Phuket in early August. AOT said the return of Batik Air was a &#8220;good sign of economic recovery in tourism that will mark recovery for Phuket&#8221;.&nbsp;Batik Air, previously branded Malindo Air, is a low-cost airline based in Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Major Middle East airlines with global networks \u2013 Emirates, Etihad and Qatar \u2013 serve Phuket with direct flights out of hubs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha. Singapore Airlines increases flights to three daily services starting this month. Other notable players include AirAsia, Thai AirAsia, Thai Vietjet, Jetstar Asia, Scoot, IndiGo, Air Astana and Malaysia Airlines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHUKET, 6 September 2022: Vietnam Airlines returns to Phuket Island with twice-weekly flights following last week\u2019s inaugural welcome by the island\u2019s travel industry leaders. The flights scheduled for Thursday and Saturday should boost leisure travel from Ho Chi Minh City after a two-year break. 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