India and Thailand inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on air services in Bangkok on Friday, just a day prior to the announcement of general elections.
“The bilateral MoU will further enhance capacities of airlines operating between the two countries, aiming at strengthening people-to-people and economic ties,” stated the Indian Embassy in Bangkok in a social media post.
Presently, Air India, Indigo, SpiceJet, and Vistara operate flights connecting India and Bangkok. Additionally, Air India and Indigo serve flights to Phuket. While Indian carriers operate flights to Thailand from six cities, four Thai carriers connect twelve destinations in India. The current frequency stands at approximately 75 daily flights (two-way) between the two nations.
As per the new agreement, Indian carriers will have the opportunity to increase frequencies and introduce new routes in Thailand. The two governments have consented to a phased increment in the existing entitlement of 32,000 seats…