Six flights per week to Bangkok: Thai Airways increases the number of flights from Domodedovo to the capital of Thailand

BANGKOK - On December 24, 2013, Thai Airways will launch additional flights from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to the capital of Thailand. The current four weekly flights will be supplemented by another two: according to the new schedule passengers will be able to fly to Bangkok by Thai Airways from Domodedovo six times a week.

The capital of Thailand attracts an increasing amount of travellers and it is one of the most popular foreign destinations in Russia. The greatest increase in the tourist traffic is recorded during autumn and winter. Taking into account the keen interest to this destination, Thai Airways has decided to increase the number of scheduled flights between the two capitals.

Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport is one of the largest hubs in Southeast Asia and it is used as a transit point en route of transfer passengers travelling further to other cities and resorts. In 2012, about 350 thousand passengers departed to the capital of Thailand from Domodedovo, with 300 thousand persons carried during the first six months of 2013 alone. The share of the Domodedovo passenger traffic on this rout amounts to 57% of all the flights departing from the Moscow airport hub.

The most attractive thing about the Kingdom of Thailand is its mild climate and warm weather all the year round. The capital of the abundant, inviting and mysterious country, Bangkok attracts tourists from all over the world. The image of the largest city of the state is created by luxurious palaces and numerous ancient temples - there are about four hundred of them in the city. At the same time Bangkok is a megalopolis impressing tourists with its grand skyscrapers, huge trade centres and speedways. Fans of shopping will find an endless number of small cosy stores here. Numerous souvenirs, elegant jewellery, the world-famous Thai silk, bronze, wooden and leather items - all these and many other things can be found in the Bangkok streets. Life in this city never stops and everybody coming to this wonderful place will find a lot of opportunities to receive unforgettable experience

Thai Airways International founded in 1960 is a national carrier of the Kingdom of Thailand. This airline is one of the founders of Star Alliance and operates exclusively modern aircraft - Airbus and Boeing. Its fleet consists of 88 planes of various types. The route network of Thai Airways includes 75 destinations in 35 countries of the world. Besides, a large number of air carriages are performed by its sub-company THAI Smile connecting the most remote corners of Thailand with its capital.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport – is the largest air hub in Russia, and in 2012, its total passenger traffic amounted to 28.2 million people. It falls into the category of the largest airports in Europe and is among the top three fastest growing airports in Europe according to the ACI Europe classification. Since 2009, it has been holding the title of the best airport in Eastern Europe as rated by Skytrax. Domodedovo is the base airport in Moscow for member airlines of the largest global airline alliances – Star Alliance and oneworld.

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