Thai Vietjet to launch periodic weekly flights to India

 (Ho Chi Minh City, October 26, 2015) – To meet increasing demand from pilgrims travelling from Thailand to India, Vietjet’s joint venture airline, Thai Vietjet, has officially started operating weekly flights from Bangkok to Bodh Gaya, a famous religious site associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in the Indian state of Bihar.

As of October 24, every Saturday, a Thai Vietjet flight will depart Bangkok at 11.30am and land in Bodh Gaya after a three-hour journey. The return flight on the same day will embark at 2.10pm and touchdown in Bangkok at 6.40pm (all local times).

With this new route, Thai Vietjet will create attractive opportunities for followers of Buddhism and monks as well as residents and guests of Vietnam and Thailand to travel easily and affordably between Bangkok and Bodh Gaya. Flights can be snapped up for VND8 million (US$366/ THB13,000) including taxes/fees, 7kgs of hand-carriage luggage and 15kgs of check-in luggage.

During Vietjet’s on-going daily promotion, “It’s 12pm, Let’s Vietjet” from noon till 2pm there are thousands of low-fare tickets to more than 25 destinations within Vietnam and more than 10 destinations across Asia up for grabs.

Earlier this year, Thai Vietjet operated this same route from Bangkok to Bodh Gaya during Vietnam’s Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. Thai Vietjet also offered this flight service on the occasion of a ground-breaking ceremony held to celebrate the renovation of Venuvan monastery in Bodh Gaya.

Thai Vietjet has also operated successful charter flights from Bangkok to tourism destinations in Central Vietnam such as Hue and Danang (Hoi An) for a number of sight-seeing and holiday tours.

Travelers can now easily travel between Vietnam and Thailand’s capital city with Vietjet operating three daily return flights between Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City and one daily return flight between Hanoi and Bangkok.

Bookings for Thai Vietjet’s Bodh Gaya - Bangkok route can be made via email thanarat@vietjetair.com (Ms. Bank). Bookings for Vietjet’s other routes can be made via www.vietjetair.com. For further information, please contact the Thai-based hotline +66895358740.