Bengaluru is one of 20 Indian airports to have non-stop flights to Southeast and Northeast Asia this summer. According to the latest OAG data, Bengaluru has 498,000 departing seats (double for both ways) and almost 10% of India’s total. Helped by the coming arrival of Thai Lion Air, Bengaluru is India’s fifth-biggest airport by non-stop capacity to Southeast/Northeast Asia, behind Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata.
Thai Lion Air is the latest addition
Operating four weekly, the carrier will launch Bengaluru from Bangkok Don Mueang on April 24th, with very little lead-in time. Using the 737-800, it is scheduled as follows, with all times local:
- Bangkok to Bengaluru: SL216, 21:00-23:05
- Bengaluru to Bangkok: SL217, 00:10-05:35
Bengaluru to the Far East
This summer, the Karnataka airport has non-stop flights to seven Southeast Asia/Northeast Asia airports, as summarized in the following table. At the city level, the Thai capital has more weekly flights (25) than any other destination. With approximately 309,000 roundtrip point-to-point passengers, Bangkok was Bengaluru’s second-biggest market in 2019.
| Bengaluru to… | Airlines | Summer flights (all airlines combined) | 2019 point-to-point passengers** | Find flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | Singapore Airlines, IndiGo | 23 weekly | 331,000 | Click here for Bengaluru-Singapore flights |
| Bangkok Suvarnabhumi | Thai Airways, IndiGo | Double daily | 232,000 | Click here for Bengaluru-Bangkok flights |
| Kuala Lumpur | AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines | Up to 15 weekly | 183,000 | Click here for Bengaluru-Kuala Lumpur flights |
| Bangkok Don Mueang | Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air | Up to 11 weekly | 77,000 | Click here for Bengaluru-Bangkok DMK flights |
| Phuket | Go First | Daily | 162,000 | Click here for Bengaluru-Phuket flights |
| Hong Kong | Cathay Pacific | Up to four weekly | 122,000 | Click here for Bengaluru-Hong Kong flights |
| Tokyo Narita | Japan Airlines | Up to four weekly | 43,000 | Click here for Bengaluru-Narita flights |
| * 2022 was heavily impacted, so 2019 data is used |
Bengaluru snapshot: June 25th
Analysis of Bengaluru’s full summer schedule using OAG data shows that it has an average of 11 daily departures to Southeast/Northeast Asia. A handful of days see 14 flights, the maximum this season.
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As a snapshot of activity, consider June 25th. NOTE: not all flights/routes operate on this day, so there’s no need to think I have missed anything. It is just an example day to show flights.
- 00:30: Thai Airways, TG326, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi; Airbus A350-900
- 00:35: Malaysia Airlines, MH193, Kuala Lumpur; Boeing 737-800
- 01:20: Singapore Airlines, SQ513, Singapore; A350-900
- 01:40: Cathay Pacific, CX624, Hong Kong; A350-900
- 02:05: Japan Airlines, JL754, Tokyo Narita; 787-8
- 05:05: Go First, G841, Phuket; A320
- 05:35: IndiGo, 6E1055, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi; A320
- 11:55: Singapore Airlines; SQ509, Singapore; 737 MAX 8
- 12:00: Malaysia Airlines, MH105, Kuala Lumpur, 737-800
- 21:10: IndiGo, 6E1005, Singapore; A320
- 23:05: Singapore Airlines, SQ511, Singapore; A350-900
- 23:15: Batik Air Malaysia, OD242, Kuala Lumpur; 737-800
- 23:20: Thai AirAsia, FD138, Bangkok Don Mueang; A320
- 23:25: AirAsia, AK52, Kuala Lumpur; A320
Seoul, Shanghai, Denpasar-Bali, and Jakarta remain Bengaluru’s four largest unserved markets in Southeast/Northeast Asia. Do you think they’ll happen? Let us know in the comments.