Article: Phuket urges THAI to review flight plans.

Byline: Boonsong Kositchotethana

Jan. 26--Dismayed Phuket authorities have asked Thai Airways International (THAI) not to axe its direct flights from Australia to the island, fearing it would hurt the tourism industry's revival.

The local government and tourism operators are concerned about the flag carrier's decision to end its three scheduled flights a week linking Phuket, Sydney and Melbourne on Feb 1, following losses of 260 million baht since last April.

Suwalai Pinpradab, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand's Region 4 Southern Office, said Australia had become a prime market for Phuket in the post-tsunami period. Australians are ...

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