Four flights to Bangkok
Four flights to Bangkok
Air India Express expands its network
January 7th, 2025. Towards the end of last year, when everyone else was celebrating Christmas. Air India Express was quietly launching new services from four cities in India all to Bangkok.
Air India Express is a low-cost subsidiary wholly owned by the country’s flag carrier Air India. It serves a large domestic network with hubs in Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kannur, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Mangaluru, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram and Tiruchirappalli. It also boasts an expanding international network.
“We are delighted to add Bangkok to our growing network in Southeast Asia and connect it to four Indian cities – Amritsar, Lucknow, Pune, and Surat,” said Aloke Singh, Managing Director of Air India Express. “These direct flights will make travel more accessible for Thai travellers to explore the diversity of Indian culture, complemented by an exceptional travel experience and warm Indian hospitality offered by us.”
Flight details
Flight number IX126 departs from Amritsar’s Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport at 10:40 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays arriving in Bangkok at 17:00. The return leg, flight number IX125, leaves Bangkok at 18:00 and arrives back in Amritsar at 22:00.
From Lucknow, flight number IX106 will take off from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at 11:40 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and arrive in Bangkok at 17:00. The return journey, flight number IX105, will depart from Bangkok at 18:00 and arrive back in Lucknow at 20:50.
The service from Pune, flight number IX284, leaves Pune International Airport on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 08:40 and lands in Bangkok at 14:30. The return trip, flight number IX283, takes off from Bangkok at 15:35 and touches down again in Pune at 18:25.
The service from Surat, flight number IX178, departs from Surat International Airport at 09:35 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays and arrives in Bangkok at 15:35. The return journey, flight number IX177, departs from Bangkok at 16:35 and arrives back in Surat at 19:35
Picture: View of Wat Phra Kheo from across Sanam Luang, Bangkok ©David Sutton/themangoroad.com