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Thai Smile flight connecting Jaipur to Bangkok to be terminated from April 1

Currently, there are two direct flights between Jaipur and Bangkok. One is Thai Smile airways which operate daily on the route. The other is Air Asia which operates four days a week.

February 28, 2019, 2:40 pm

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Jaipur:  The Thai Smile Airways flight which operates daily between Jaipur and Bangkok will be terminated from April 1. The airlines stopped accepting bookings for the flight on Wednesday.

Now only an Air Asia flight connecting Jaipur and Bangkok directly will be functional four days a week from Jaipur International airport.

Currently, there are two direct flights between Jaipur and Bangkok. One is Thai Smile airways which operate daily on the route. The other is Air Asia which operates four days a week.

According to the airport officials, new international flights are introduced and get terminated on a regular basis. The Thai smile flight has been operating for the last 28 months.

This will be the third international flight being terminated from Jaipur airport in last one year, added officials.

Moreover, a number of cases in connection to gold smuggling from Bangkok to Jaipur and other regions were reported in the last one year at Jaipur Airport.

Smugglers used different methods to hide the gold from security forces. Security agencies are keeping a close eye and are alert due to an increase in gold smuggling from Bangkok and other countries.

First published: February 28, 2019
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