At a glance
- Company
- AirAsia
- Announcement
- Expansion
- Location
- Bangkok, Thailand
Key figures
- Suvarnabhumi–Udon Thani flights
- twice daily
- Suvarnabhumi–Khon Kaen flights
- once daily
- Promotional fare per trip
- 890 THB
- Suvarnabhumi Airbus fleet in February
- four aircraft
- Planned Suvarnabhumi Airbus fleet by year-end
- six aircraft
- Thai AirAsia domestic market share last year
- 40%
People
- Santisuk KlongchaiyaCEO of Thai AirAsia
Products and programs
BANGKOK, February 4, 2025 -- AirAsia is enhancing its domestic services from Suvarnabhumi Airport with the launch of two new routes: Suvarnabhumi to Udon Thani (twice daily) and Suvarnabhumi to Khon Kaen (once daily).
These new services join the carrier’s existing routes from the Suvarnabhumi hub, which include six daily flights to Chiang Mai, four daily flights to Phuket, two daily flights to Krabi, and two daily flights to Hat Yai.
This expansion reinforces Suvarnabhumi Airport as a central hub for seamless connections to more international flights and underscores AirAsia’s reputation for excellent on-time performance, ranked as the best in Thailand and among the Top five in the Asia Pacific region for on-time performance by Cirium.
Mr. Santisuk Klongchaiya, CEO of Thai AirAsia, highlighted the robust growth of the domestic market and the airline’s strategic response to this demand.
“The domestic market has continued to grow rapidly, following the strong momentum from last year. In response, AirAsia has planned additional routes from both Don Mueang Airport (DMK) and Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), with a particular focus on Suvarnabhumi’s strategic advantage in offering convenient connections to more international flights,” said Mr. Santisuk.
“Last year, Thai AirAsia achieved a historic domestic market share of 40% and maintained a high load factor of 93%. We are expanding our Airbus fleet at Suvarnabhumi Airport to a total of four aircraft this February, with plans to reach six aircraft by the end of the year. This growth will allow us to increase flight frequencies and introduce more domestic routes. Our goal is to become the airline with the most domestic routes from Suvarnabhumi Airport,” Mr. Santisuk added.
To celebrate the launch of the new routes, AirAsia is offering a special promotion with fares starting at just 890 THB* per trip for flights to Udon Thani and Khon Kaen. Bookings are available from today until 28 February 2025 via AirAsia MOVE or the official website www.airasia.com, for travel starting from 1 February 2025.
Marking the inaugural flights of Suvarnabhumi-Udon Thani and Suvarnabhumi-Khon Kaen on 1 February 2025, AirAsia joined hands with Suvarnabhumi Airport, Udon Thani Airport, Khon Kaen Airport, the Tourism Authority of Thailand, and public and private partners to celebrate and welcome guests on the first flights with commemorative souvenirs, reflecting AirAsia’s commitment to providing convenient and memorable travel experiences from both Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports.
*Fares on sale are inclusive of applicable taxes and charges. Some terms and conditions apply - see the website for details.
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In brief
AirAsia says it has added daily services from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Udon Thani and Khon Kaen, with two flights a day on the former route and one on the latter. The routes join existing Suvarnabhumi services to Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi and Hat Yai. The company says the expansion is intended to improve domestic connectivity and provide connections to international flights. Thai AirAsia CEO Santisuk Klongchaiya said the airline plans to increase its Suvarnabhumi-based Airbus fleet to four aircraft in February and six by year-end, with further frequency increases and domestic routes planned. A launch offer starts at 890 THB per trip for the two new routes. The inaugural flights took place on February 1, 2025, and bookings for the promotion are available through February 28 for travel beginning February 1.
Key takeaways
- AirAsia launched Suvarnabhumi–Udon Thani service twice daily and Suvarnabhumi–Khon Kaen service once daily.
- The new routes join existing Suvarnabhumi flights to Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi and Hat Yai.
- The company says its Suvarnabhumi Airbus fleet will grow to four aircraft in February and six by year-end.
- Promotional fares for the two routes start at 890 THB per trip, with bookings available through February 28, 2025.
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