Thai Smile urged to carry on

Thai Smile will stop operating flights from Suvarnabhumi airport to Surat Thani airport on Oct 1, in a move that has prompted the provincial governor to ask the airline to reconsider its decision.

Surat Thani governor Witchawut Jinto yesterday said he has submitted a letter to Thai Smile, a Thai Airways affiliate, asking it to keep operating flights between Suvarnabhumi and Surat Thani airports.

He said many people have complained over Thai Smile’s plan to stop operating flights to the local airport on Oct 1, the first day of the high season.

“It’s disheartening that Thai Smile will stop flights between Suvarnabhumi and Surat Thani as it is a very popular route,” he said, adding that many tourists…