Looking to match AirAsia X’s success in the one-stop Australia-Thailand market, Scoot selected Bangkok as its third destination after Sydney and the Gold Coast. With its very low Australia-Bangkok fares, Scoot has provided AirAsia X with new competition at the bottom end of the market. By establishing a base in Bangkok and opening non-stop routes to Australia, AirAsia X will one-up its rival and make it harder for Scoot to pick up Australia-Thailand passengers with its one-stop product.
Jetstar also serves the Australia-Bangkok market with three weekly non-stop flights from Melbourne along with a daily one-stop connection from Melbourne via Singapore. Jetstar also offers one-stop services from Darwin and Perth to Bangkok via Singapore.
Qantas and its new partner Emirates are the only other carriers with non-stop services between Australia and Bangkok. Both have a daily flight from Sydney. The Bangkok to Brisbane and Perth markets are currently only served non-stop by Thai Airways, providing a potential opening for AirAsia X service from Bangkok to the Gold Coast (located just south of Brisbane) and Perth in addition to Melbourne and Sydney.
We might see a Bangkok-Perth service in the near future...
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