THAI delays relaunch of domestic flights until Jan 1 after new cases found
Thai Airways International (THAI) has delayed the relaunch of its Bangkok-Chiang Mai and Bangkok-Phuket services to January 1 after a fresh Covid-19 scare. The flights were originally due to restart on December 25 for the festive season.
The move is in response to the discovery of new coronavirus cases in Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Bangkok and other provinces.
"After Covid-19 was found in many provinces, we have postponed the plan to restore these flights to January 1 next year," THAI officials said, adding that pre-booked passengers can postpone or cancel their trips.
Earlier this month THAI said it was restoring domestic services that have been suspended for more than eight months, since April 1, due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
The airline will operate round-trip flights from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and Bangkok to Phuket three times a week – on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Boeing 777-200ER service will run from January 1 to February 28.
