Mr. Tassapon Bijleveld, Chief Executive Officer of Thai AirAsia, said that in the first quarter of 2012 AirAsia is flying to three new destinations with two on domestic routes and one on an international route. The new domestic routes include daily direct flights between Bangkok and Trang, and the other is between Bangkok and Nakhon Phanom. The international route is between Bangkok and Sri Lanka (Colombo). Furthermore, this year the company plans to put brand new Airbus A320 planes on various routes throughout the year. The new planes will fly to new destinations both in the country and abroad, including China and new major economies. The Airbus A320s will also serve an increase in flight frequencies in most popular destinations, thus helping stimulate Thai economy through tourism expansion.