The flights will operate four times weekly in each direction. Bara Pasupathi is Jetstar Asia’s CEO and he says flight times are only 1 hour 40 minutes and will provide convenience for travellers. The airline will utilise Airbus A320s configured for 180 passengers to serve the route.
Hat Yai is a traditional destination for holidaymakers from Malaysia, Singapore and northern Indonesia. It attracts with great shopping and dining and as a base for trips to beaches in the south.
Travel industry insiders say the Singapore-Hat Yai route will help counteract the tightening up of entry restrictions for Thailand. Foreign nationals who enter Thailand at land border checkpoints on visa waivers can now only do so twice a year.
12GO ASIA notes that there is no such restriction on entry to Thailand when entering by air. Under new regulations introduced late last year, overseas visitors can fly to Thailand and use visa exempt entry as many times as they like.
Jetstar Asia to fly new Hat Yai to Singapore route
News in Asia
In a just released news bulletin, Jetstar Asia says it will be launching a new route between Singapore and southern Thailand. The route will take off on 3 November 2017 and will link the low-cost carrier’s home base with the Thai city of Hat Yai.