TVJ plans three routes to get underway in October

Thai Vietjet (TVJ) is targeting 3.5m passengers this year as the travel situation seems likely to recover from rock bottom experienced during the two-month lockdown period. As international travel shows strong signs of resumption in many countries, TVJ has to make an early move ahead of its competitors by planning three routes to two destinations -- Singapore and Taiwan -- from October, said Woranate Laprabang, CE of TVJ. Of 3.5m passengers this year, the international market will make up 15%, while the largest portion will be derived from the domestic market which is poised to fully return in November and December. Besides domestic flights from its aviation base at Suvarnabhumi Airport, TVJ will connect cross-regional routes from Phuket to Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Udon Thani, and resume flights from Hat Yai to Chiang Rai to catch up with returning demand. "We want to fly 100-120 flights per day in the last two months or about 80-90% load factor which will be higher than our peak time in April that stood at 80 flights per day," he said.<br/>