Tassaporn bijleveld , chief executive officer of thai airasia, said the airlines average load factor during the festival should pass 90 percent
The low cost carrier is seeing a flood of reservations from hong kong and Singapore. in the domestic market, second-tier cities like chiang rai, nan and loei are becoming popular destinations.
Thai airways international is set to lay on more than 30 flights to chiang mai, phuket and krabi to serve extra demand from 10,000 passengers during the festival.
Juthaporn rerngronasa, acting governor of the tourism authority of Thailand and deputy governor for international marketing for Europe , Africa, the middle east and Americas, said 2.6 million tourists are expected to celebrate songkran in Thailand this year.