Air Asia on Friday launched a direct flight from Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan Province, to Thai capital Bangkok, said the Yunnan Airport Group.

The flight takes off from Bangkok at 9 am local time and arrives in Kunming at 12:30 am. And the return flight departs 1:20 pm in Kunming and arrives in Bangkok at 2:50 pm local time.

Last December, Air Asia increased its direct flights from Kunming to Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, to one round-trip per day.

The airlines plans to launch more international direct flights from tourism destinations of Kunming, Lijiang and Xishuangbanna to India and Southeast Asian countries.