To improve travel convenience, Thai Airways (THAI) will introduce direct flights from Bangkok to Sapporo’s Chitose Airport in Japan with three flights weekly on the Airbus A330-300 aircraft starting 30 October 2012.

THAI executive vice president of commercial Pandit Chanapai announced the new schedules as part of the airline’s marketing plan to improve travel convenience for passengers to Japan and support increasing numbers visiting the destination.

The capital of Hokkaido province in northern Japan, Sapporo is the center of culture, economics and local government.

The city also attracts tourists from all over the world each February to the famous Snow Festival at the Odori Park.

Sapporo also boasts other attractions that include the historic clock tower, the governing office and the famous Suzukino shopping district.