A charter flight from Russia carrying 230 passengers destined for Pattaya City landed at U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International Airport yesterday, a sign that the popular coastal city's tourism industry is on the road to recovery.
Azur Air's Novosibirsk–U-Tapao flight is expected to run until at least March, said the Tourism Authority of Thailand's (TAT) Pattaya office.
Officials yesterday organised a special reception for the first batch of Russian passengers.