Mumbai : India's leading private airline Jet Airways launched its service to Bangkok from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport early Wednesday.

"Flying to Bangkok means good leisure traffic. Our success on Delhi-Bangkok and Kolkata-Bangkok routes has prompted us on to this new route," Jet CEO Wolgang Prock-Schauer told IANS.

The new flight on the Mumbai-Bangkok route left Mumbai airport on time at 1.10 a.m. and arrived at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport at 6.50 a.m. local time.

The return flight, 9W61, left Bangkok airport at 8.40 a.m. local time and arrived here at 11.45 a.m.

The airline has deployed a Boeing 737-800 with a two-class configuration, premier and economy, on the Mumbai-Bangkok-Mumbai sectors. ( IANS)