Flying high to Vienna

THAI is launching new flights between Bangkok and Vienna Nov 16, the airline confirmed last week. “The European market is substantial in size and potential and is growing on a continual basis. Data from the Tourism Authority of Thailand in 2016 shows that approximately 6m tourists travelled from Europe to Thailand, an increase of 6.8% from 2015. Tourists from Eastern Europe, including those from Austria in Central Europe, ranked fifth amongst European tourist arrivals in Thailand,” says THAI VP Viroj Sirihorachai. “The Thai Airways direct flight connection from Bangkok will provide further strong impetus to Vienna and marks another step towards realising our 2020 tourism strategy” added the Vienna Tourist Board. Currently, THAI flies to 12 destinations in 10 countries in Europe. <br/>