Wednesday 3 July 2013

Nok Air launches Mae Sot's first international flight to Myanmar in September 2013

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
                 / KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals


Nok Air, Thai Airways International's low-cost airline subsidiary, is launching Mae Sot's first international flight link to a city in southeast Myanmar in September 2013 and its second flight link to Yangon in October 2013.

On 1 September 2013, Nok Air launches Mae Sot's first flight to Mawlamyine in southeast Myanmar at 9.45 am and arrives in Mae Sot at 9.40 am Myanmar time under flight code DD4212. Then at 10.05 am flight DD4213 ascends to the sky for Mae Sot from Mawlamyine and touches down in Mae Sot at 11.05 am. Nok Air will fly between Mae Sot and Mawlamyine daily.

On 1 October 2013, Nok Air opens daily flights to Yangon from Mae Sot at 11.35 am and arrives in Yangon at 12 pm under DD4226 before departing for Mae Sot at 12.30 pm and touches down in Mae Sot at 1.55 pm under DD4227.

The Nok Air flights from Mae Sot also end Mawlamyine's lack of  international flight services, enabling the Myanmar city to become the third city to serve international flights after Yangon and Mandalay.

Mawlamyine, formerly Moulmein, is the first capital of British Burma, the fourth largest city of Myanmar, capital and largest city of Mon State, Myanmar and southeast Myanmar's main trading centre and harbour. It is famous for its pomeloes, durians and other fruits for export from Myanmar.

Mae Sot shares Thai border with Myanmar to the west. It is a hub for gems and teak trading and the main land gateway between Thailand and Myanmar. Nok Mini, Nok Air's domestic partner operated by SGA Airlines currently flies from Chiang Mai to Mae Sot.


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