Thai Airways International (THAI) plans to open a new route to Tehran in October and a month later resume service to Moscow, which was suspended during the company's restructuring, THAI president Charamporn Jotikasthira said. Speaking after a THAI board meeting Thursday, he said the thrice-weekly flights between Bangkok and the capital city of Iran will start on Oct 1. Four flights per week between Bangkok and Moscow will restart on Nov 1. "THAI is confident more passengers will be drawn from these emerging markets," Mr Charamporn said, noting inbound tourists from Iran have strong purchasing power while Moscow could serve as an important aviation gateway as passenger traffic from Russia to Thailand continues to increase. The national flag carrier stopped flying to Moscow last year as part of its internal restructuring plan launched on the back of the airline's heavy losses.