Direct flights between Saudi Arabia and Phuket International Airport are slated to commence in October, as announced by Monchai Tanode, the director of the airport. The Saudi-Phuket flights initiative is significant, marking the first-ever direct commercial flights between Saudi Arabia and Phuket since diplomatic relations were restored in the previous year.

 

The foremost direct flight to Phuket will be facilitated by Saudia, the national carrier of Saudi Arabia. This follows from their launch of commercial flights between Saudi Arabia and Suvarnabhumi Airport in February of last year. The commencement of these Saudi-Phuket flights marked a thawing of icy diplomatic relations that had previously persisted between the nations for three decades.

 

The root of the diplomatic downgrade between Saudi Arabia and Thailand dates back to the murder of Saudi diplomats and the subsequent disappearance of a Saudi businessman in Bangkok. These incidents followed closely on the heel of the theft of state-owned Saudi gems in 1989.

 

by Mitch Connor

Photo courtesy of theprivateworld.com

 

-- © Copyright Thaiger 2023-07-28

 

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It's good news. The flights from Riyadh to BKK are almost all full already.

Just make sure you put your all your precious diamond rings, gold chains and rolex's in the hotel safe ....

oh wait a minute  !!   

they're not very safe their either .....      better leave them at home.     ????