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Peach Aviation is set to become the first Japanese budget airline to have regular flights to Bangkok. A new route will connect Naha in Okinawa with the Thai capital from next month.
Peach began operating 5 years ago. It currently has routes between Japan and 6 cities overseas, including Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Flights between Naha Airport and Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi start taking off from February 19th.
Peach Aviation's 180-seat Airbus A-320 will make one round trip between the 2 cities daily.
Japan is a popular travel destination for Thai people. Over 800,000 of them visited from January to November last year.
Shinichi Inoue, Representative Director and CEO of Peach Aviation, said the airline chose Bangkok because the demand for travel to Japan has been increasing rapidly in Thailand.
Inoue added that since Bangkok is located near the center of Southeast Asia, he's hoping tourists from neighboring countries will also use the route.
Published Date:2017-01-13