It has been reported that Thai Airways’ junior sister airline, Thai Smile, is set to launch three more routes to and from Phuket, two of which will be from India, while the other one will be through Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Not only is this great news for Phuket, but also passengers, because the prices of the tickets are very competitive indeed.
The Phuket to Kuala Lumpur route will commence on 3 April 2013, while the route from Phuket to New Delhi will being on 1 April. The remaining route from Phuket to Mumbai will start on 2 April. So in effect, over the next two weeks, we are going to see even more arrivals at Phuket International Airport.
Those who have visited Pattaya will tell you that the Indian holidaymakers have been a stalwart of the Thai tourism market in that region for quite some time now, so we can hope to attract more Indian holidaymakers to Phuket than ever before.
The prices for the India-Phuket routes are 7,280 baht return, while the price from KL to Phuket is a very affordable 1,465 baht.
