Rebuilding aviation happens one route at a time, be it a nonstop flight from New York to Auckland or a short hop from Singapore to Thailand; they all add up and join the dots of networks grounded for months. Showing the value of just one route, Jetstar Asia added more than 60,000 seats annually to the pool last week when it launched services from Singapore to the resort area of Krabi in Southern Thailand. On Friday, June 7, flight 3K573 departed Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) at 07:32 and, after a flight of 1:20 hours, landed in Thailand at Krabi Airport (KBV) at 07:52.
The service was operated with a 2012 Airbus A320-200, registration 9V-JSQ and MSN 05390, that departed Krabi as flight 3K574 at 08:55 and arrived in Singapore at 11:31. Jetstar Asia (3K) has a fleet of ten , and the one that operated the Krabi launch on Friday generally flies to nearby Asian destinations. In the last week, it has been on routes from Singapore Changi to Bali Denpasar (DPS), Manila Ninoy Aquino International (MNL), Kuala Lumpur International (KUL), Haikou Meilan International (HAK), and Phnom Penh International (PNH), among others, and it returned to Krabi on Saturday.
This is the first of three new routes Jetstar Asia is launching in June. CEO John Simeone said that Thailand is an incredibly popular market, so it is great to add beautiful Krabi to the network alongside Bangkok and Phuket, adding: "Our fantastic low fares make it easier than ever for travelers to take that dream holiday or a qui.
