Thai Vietjet today inaugurated its maiden flight VZ210 from Thailand’s capital airport of Suvarnabhumi to Khon Kaen, the country’s commercial and political centre in the Northeastern region. Celebrating the new service, Thai Vietjet gave passengers a memorable surprise with a ‘Ying Lee’ concert in the sky, complete with a full team of dancers and cabin crew, along with nice corporate souvenirs.
In celebration of the new route, the airline also launched a mega promotion from just THB 5 for a one-way ticket (approx. US16 cents) (*) for booking throughout the five golden days of 1st – 5th August 2020 at their website or Vietjet Air mobile app. The special promotion tickets are applied for all Thailand domestic flights of Thai Vietjet traveling during 1st August – 30th September, 2020.
Aiming to facilitate domestic travel in Thailand, Thai Vietjet has constantly increased its flight frequency and destinations from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport. Currently, the carrier serves 8 flights/day to Phuket/Chiang Mai, 3 flights/day to Chiang Rai, 2 flights/day to Udon Thani/ Krabi/ Hat Yai/ Khon Kaen in which the flight frequency for Suvarnabhumi – Hat Yai service will be increased to 3 flights/day from 15th August 2020. The airline will also inaugurate the Suvarnabhumi-Nakhon Si Thammarat flight on 6th August 2020. It has also introduced on-line check-in service for domestic passengers traveling out of Suvarnabhumi airport for more convenience.
The new route Bangkok- Khon Kaen marks the airline’s 7th route from its Suvarnabhumi hub and is operated 2 flights daily, with a flight duration of around 1 hour 5 minutes per leg as per the schedule below:
| Flight No. | Departure from Suvarnabhumi | Arrival at Khon Kaen | Flight No. | Departure from Khon Kaen | Arrival at Suvarnabhumi |
| (Local time) | (Local time) | ||||
| VZ210 | 07.30 | 08.35 | VZ211 | 09.05 | 10.15 |
| VZ212 | 15.45 | 16.50 | VZ213 | 17.20 | 18.30 |