New flights
Cabinet approves New schedules
The cabinet has given the green light to increase fights between Thailand and Russia.Government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the cabinet on February 16 approves in principle the increase in fight under a thai-Russian memorandum of understanding on aviation,signed in July last year,proposed by the Transport Ministry.
Flights between Moscow and Phuket will be increased to 70 a week,up from 42 flights now,while flight between Saint Petersburg and Phuket will increase to 28 flight per week from 14 flight.The route between Irkutsk and Chiang Mai will be change to Novosibirsk and Krabi.
Sansern said the increase in flight will result in growth for the tourism industry