New flights to Southern Thailand
From Paris to Phuket and from the UAE to Krabi
New flights to Southern Thailand
From Paris to Phuket and from the UAE to Krabi
July 18th, 2025. Commencing on November 27th, Air France will add Phuket to its timetable of Asian destinations. The airline will operate three flights a week with departures on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Flight number AF156 will take off from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport at 15:40 and arrive at Phuket International Airport at 09:25 the following morning. The return journey, flight number AF157, will depart from Phuket at 11:50 on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays, and land back in Paris at 19:10.
A Boeing 777-300 aircraft will make the outbound flight in a little less than twelve hours, and the return, about thirteen hours and twenty minutes.
Sharjah to Krabi
Air Arabia will launch daily services to Krabi commencing on November 28th. Flight number G9756 will take off from Sharjah International Airport at 22:45 and will touch down at Krabi International Airport at 08:10 the next morning. The return leg, flight number G9757, will leave Krabi at 10:10 and arrive back in Sharjah at 14:20.
The flight will be served by Airbus A320 aircraft. The outbound journey will take approximately six and a half hours, and the return will be about seven hours.
This will be the airline’s third destination in Thailand after Bangkok and Phuket. “We are pleased to expand our network in Thailand with the launch of our new direct service to Krabi, a destination that offers strong appeal for both leisure and adventure travellers. With the growing demand for travel to Southeast Asia, this new route reaffirms our commitment to providing affordable and convenient air travel while continuously investing in expanding our global reach,” said Adel Al Ali, Group CEO of Air Arabia
The airline’s website wasn’t loading at the time of writing, but Skyscanner found several agents offering the flights.
Picture: Picture: Ao Nang island, Krabi via Wikimedia Commons
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