BANGKOK, 11 December 2013 Nok Air, one of Thialand’s budget airlines, has increased the number of weekly flights from Bangkok to the northern province of Phrae to better serve surging demand.
The carrier will start flying between Bangkok and Phrae every day or seven flights a week on Wednesday. At present, it has only four flights a week in this particular route. According to Pattara-Anong Na Chiang Mai, the director of Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Phrae office, the popularity of Phrae among local and foreign tourists has continuously risen in recent years thanks to Phrae’s richness in culture, history and tourist attractions. Meanwhile, the province has successfully developed its facilities and hospitality sector in its bid to become the gateway to the North. The flight increase will help boost Phrae’s tourism and other related sectors, attracting more visitors to the province. The province is determined to double its gross domestic product (GDP) to 60 billion bahts in five years’ time, thanks to the government’s 2-trillion- baht infrastructure plan. The dual track rail system, which will be constructed in the near future will better link Phrae with other provinces further north.
