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Thai AirAsia and Thai AirAsia X resume flights on 11 routes
September 24th 2026
Thai AirAsia and Thai AirAsia X revealed plans to resume temporarily suspended international routes and increase flight frequencies across multiple destinations. Read More » “This strategic expansion aims to accommodate the surging travel demand during the year-end high season in the fourth quarter (October to December), offering direct flights to up to 46 cities across 53 routes covering ASEAN and the broader Asian region,” the LCC carriers said. In particular, the carriers will focus on the Indian market. Thai AirAsia is expanding its Indian network to 11 cities to attract inbound tourists and boost domestic travel connectivity. In the fourth quarter, Thai AirAsia X will also focus on direct flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Japan, covering four major routes: Tokyo: Up to 21 flights per week. Osaka: Up to 14 flights per week. Sapporo: Up to four flights per week (starting October 1), increasing to a maximum of seven flights per week on December 1, 2026; and Nagoya: four flights per week (starting October 2). Additionally, Thai AirAsia X will operate direct flights to New Delhi and Almaty, operated four times per week. “We are highly confident that travel will be vibrant again this high season, driven by both Thais traveling abroad and international tourists visiting Thailand. For the Indian market in particular, Thai AirAsia will resume operations on six temporarily suspended routes. Additionally, our Phuket hub will resume direct flights to Siem Reap, and the Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur route will also be reinstated. As international tourists arrive in Thailand, they can seamlessly connect to our extensive domestic network, which offers the widest coverage and highest flight frequencies in the country,” Tansita Akrarittipirom, Head of Commercial at Thai AirAsia, said.
