Thai Vietjet to fly charters to Okinawa

BANGKOK 13 February 10, 2023: Thai Vietjet has concluded a business partnership with a leading travel agency in Thailand, Tourladfah, to offer charter flights on the Bangkok-Okinawa Japan route.

The twice-weekly flights (Thursday and Sunday) from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport to Okinawa, Japan, come under the airline’s charter flight operations department. The first flight will depart on 16 March to Okinawa, chartered by Tourladfah, which sells inclusive travel packages bundled with a roundtrip fare through its online channels, such as Facebook.

Prices have yet to be posted on the Tourladfah Facebook page, but it does promote snow and ski holidays in Hokkaido, Japan, with prices starting at THB36,990 using scheduled airline services, not charters.

However, Tourladfah recently promoted snow and ski holidays in Georgia priced at THB42,990 (inclusive trip bundled with a fare) on a charter flight operated by Air Georgia. It was due to depart later this month but has now been postponed to around mid-March as the airline’s flight application is still pending. Tourladfah also promotes tour packages to Kashmir, India, another winter snow and ski destination.

The collaboration between Thai Viejet and Tourladfah on the route to Okinawa introduces an opportunity for Thai Vietjet to expand its network to Japan while reducing the financial risk.

Tourladfah is the leading tour operator specialising in outbound travel to Japan. Both believe the new cooperative service will help stimulate the travel market between both countries. Japan is the top destination among Thai travellers, and Okinawa is a historical city in Japan with outstanding architecture, traditional culture, and beautiful natural landscapes that impress tourists from around the world.

Thai Vietjet’s new service to Okinawa (Japan) is also supported by the Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau (OCBV). The airline expects the rising demand for inbound Japanese tourists to Thailand.

Currently, Thai Vietjet operates 12 Thailand domestic routes, including flights from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) to Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phuket, Krabi, Udon Thani, Hat Yai, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Ubon Ratchathani, and Surat Thani, cross-regional flights including from Phuket to Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai. The airline is also actively expanding its international flight network to destinations across Asia-Pacific, connecting Thailand with Vietnam, Singapore, Japan, Cambodia and Taipei.