7 October 2003SYDNEY - A range of heavily-discounted holidays will
mark the launch of a new Thai Airways International flight
from Sydney and Melbourne to Phuket.
THAI's marketing manager Australia, Sue Marr, said the
new Phuket flight had created intense interest and was
certain to open up a vast market for Australians in one of
Asia's top holiday spots.
The Phuket flight (TG980) departs Sydney at 10.20 p.m.
on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays (from October 26).
Melbourne passengers join TG 980 for a 1.15 am departure
(Thursdays. Sundays and Mondays) and fly non-stop to Phuket
arriving at 5.55 a.m.
The aircraft, a Boeing 747, then flies on to Bangkok,
arriving at 8.30 a.m.
Return flights from Bangkok to Sydney are non-stop
twice-daily.
Non-stop Bangkok/Melbourne services operate five days a
week with an additional seven flights a week via
Sydney.