10th Janaury 2022, Kathmandu
THAI Smile Airways Appoints Society International Travel Services as General Sales Agent for The Territory of Nepal.
THAI Smile Airways, a regional airline operating with full services, has announced Society International Travel Services- One of Nepal’s leading travel agencies for its General Sales Agent (GSA) for the Nepal market. The appointment comes into effect from 1st December 2021.
As per the agreement, Society International Travel Services will be providing a wide range of sales, marketing, airport operational services, and full customer and agency support services for THAI Smile Airways.
Through this agreement, THAI Smile Airways intends to tap the opportunity present within the Nepalese market by strengthening the services and facilities towards the Nepalese people and bridging the bridge between Nepal and Thailand by providing air connectivity on this route previously served by THAI Airways International since 1968.
Mr. Rabi Chandra Singh – Chairman of Society International Travel Services, a part of the RR Group of companies, stated, “We are honored to be working with THAI Smile Airways in Nepal.
Our appointment is a perfect reflection of Society International Travel’s specialized offering of localized expertise and networks, supported by international best practices, to expand the international market of our partner airlines and sales of our partner airlines.ht between Kathmandu and Bangkok will assist in bringing both Thailand and Nepal closer to each other as well as boosting the economies of both nations wherein revenue from tourism plays a crucial role.”
Mr.Viset Sontichai – Acting Chief Executive Officer of THAI Smile Airways, a subsidiary airline of THAI Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI), stated, “THAI Smile team is very proud to announce the launch of the Bangkok- Kathmandu route. It represents the success of our route planning strategy to increase connectivity between Bangkok and other major cities in Asia. This new direct passenger flight will add another desirable dimension to Thailand-Nepal relations.
So many ways, bringing fresh promise to our business and trade ties, to our respective roles as Asian Regional trade fair capitals, and to our cultural and tourism development.
Therefore, we are also confident that Nepal will eventually become an even more effective gateway to other South-Central Asia and Asian countries and also, a preferred destination for tourists.”
We began our airline representation journey by being appointed the online the 4th largest carrier out of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)- Sichuan Air.
Soon we were able to add to our GSA representation portfolio with Bhutan Airways and Go.
First (Previously Go Air) appointed us as their online GSA representative. In 2019, we were awarded the online GSA for Jazeera Airways – the leading private airline out of Kuwait, followed by Garuda Indonesia- the national carrier of Indonesia, appointing us the offline GSA for Nepal in 2020.
The same year, we were also appointed the online GSA representative for Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (WAAD), with flights commencing in mid-2022.
We have now recently been appointed the online GSA representative for Thai Smile Airways- a subsidiary of Thai Airways, with flights commencing in February of 2022.