TAAX mulls expansion to Tehran, Muscat
Tehran and Muscat are looming large on the radar screen of Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) for its first foray into new markets. The inauguration of regular services to the two cities by Thailand's first long-haul low-cost carrier could take place in August, following a planned launch announcement later this month. Industry executives familiar with the issue said TAAX planned to offer four flights a week from its base in Bangkok's Don Mueang airport to the Iranian capital. The airline would also operate three flights a week from Bangkok to the Omani capital. Tehran and Muscat have been of interest to TAAX since Oct 1 last year when its Bangkok-Shanghai service got off the ground. <br/>But they represent a dramatic shift in TAAX's route planning, which since its 2014 inception has focused on Japan, South Korea and China. <br/>
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TAAX mulls expansion to Tehran, Muscat
Tehran and Muscat are looming large on the radar screen of Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) for its first foray into new markets. The inauguration of regular services to the two cities by Thailand's first long-haul low-cost carrier could take place in August, following a planned launch announcement later this month. Industry executives familiar with the issue said TAAX planned to offer four flights a week from its base in Bangkok's Don Mueang airport to the Iranian capital. The airline would also operate three flights a week from Bangkok to the Omani capital. Tehran and Muscat have been of interest to TAAX since Oct 1 last year when its Bangkok-Shanghai service got off the ground. <br/>But they represent a dramatic shift in TAAX's route planning, which since its 2014 inception has focused on Japan, South Korea and China. <br/>
