Thai Lion Air's Jakarta service returns

After just over a one-year hiatus, Thai Lion Air will resume its Bangkok-Jakarta service upon the revival of traffic demand on the route. The Thai low-cost carrier, part of Indonesia's Lion Air Group, has confirmed May 5 for the restart of the daily flight from its Don Mueang airport base to the Indonesian capital. TLA executives said Monday that demand for the city-pair appears to be back on track as concerns over Thailand's political situation begins to fade. Daily Bangkok-Jakarta services were suspended in March last year after their launch in December 2014, with the airline suffering a low load factor as most Indonesians shied away from travelling to Thailand following the coup.<br/>