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BANGKOK, Nov 28 (AFP) - Thai Airways International will begin flying to the western Chinese province of Chengdu from January 2002, a company statement said Wednesday.

"Chengdu has become a gateway into Tibet which has become widely popular among travellers from Europe and America," it said.

The flights would depart the Thai capital of Bangkok for Chengdu three times a week, starting January 1, and were expected to increase passenger travel on the flag carrier by seven percent, it said.

Chengdu was also a popular destination for Japanese and Thai tourists who were drawn to the panda sanctuary there, the statement said.

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