Myanmar plans to launch direct flights from Yangon to Vientiane and Chiang Mai in May


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YANGON (Laotian Times): Myanmar Airways International (MAI) has announced its plan to introduce direct flights between Yangon, Myanmar, and Vientiane, Laos and Chiang Mai, Thailand, in early May this year as part of an ambitious expansion plan to bolster its international network.

The announcement was made during the MAI Flight Forward ceremony recently. During the ceremony, Tanes Kumar, acting CEO and chief commercial officer of MAI, said that the airline will introduce new routes to Chiang Mai, Thailand; Vientiane, Laos; Dhaka, Bangladesh; and others.

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