Thai Airways International signs MOU with Vladivostok Air

Thai Airways International has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Vladivostok Air. The MOU aims to help promote air travel between Thailand and Vladivostok, with the two airlines prepared to sign a bilateral interline agreement regarding the transport of passengers and ticket sales.

Mr. Satirachaval said, "This MOU is a pioneering effort to promote travel between Russia's Far East to Thailand. At present, there are between 8,000-10,000 Russian tourists from Vladivostok travelling to Thailand. They stay an average of 1-2 weeks and have high spending power. Furthermore, since Russia is such a vast country, with regional airlines flying to nearby  destinations like China, Korea, and Japan, I have asked THAI to look into holding further discussions with other Russian carriers in cities such as Khabarovsk, Sakhalinsk and Kamchatsky. Further bilateral agreements would help increase the number of arrivals to 20,000 per year."

Mr. Sudasna added, "This joint agreement between our two airlines will allow Russian travellers from the far eastern region of the country to travel more conveniently to Thailand all year round, simply by connecting to a THAI flight in Seoul or Busan in South Korea, while Thai tourists going to Vladivostok can do the same thing."

"THAI is also in discussion with Dalavia Airways which is headquartered in Khabarovsk, 800 miles north of Vladivostok," he continued. "An agreement between THAI and these two Russian carriers will help increase the number of visitors from far eastern Russia to Thailand. At the same time, THAI will actively promote Vladivostok as a destination for Thai travellers to experience the famous Trans-Siberian railway, the world's longest railway at 9,288 kilometers stretching from Vladivostok to Moscow."