Advertise Here New routes have been launched connecting Thailand’s second largest city Chiang Mai and the major Asian cities of Macau and Hong Kong. Hong Kong carrier, Dragonair, has announced it will commence flights to the popular northern tourist destination in July. Thai AirAsia will begin services between Chiang Mai and Macau starting in late [...]
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Thai tourism officials are currently examining the option of building a second airport at the resort island of Koh Samui in the gulf of Thailand. At present, the island is served by one airport, Samui International Airport (USM) which is wholly owned by the country’s largest private carrier, Bangkok Airways. Bangkok Airways owns Samui International [...]
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Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport will be pushed to the limits over the next week as a further 9,500 flights carry 1.73 million extra passengers during Thai New Year travel period. Airport management, Airports of Thailand (AoT) says that 6,795 international and 2,642 domestic flights have been requested between April 9 and 18 to cater for the [...]
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Thailand’s largest privately owned airline, Bangkok Airways will offer discounted seats between Bangkok and Koh Samui for as low as 4,900 baht, all-inclusive. The “Samui WOW!” promotion will apply on round-trip fares from Bangkok to Samui and Pattaya (U-Tapao) to Samui. A Bangkok Airways jet holds short of the runway prior to taking off from [...]
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Thai low-cost carrier, Nok Air, has announced plans to increase its frequency of flights between Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport (DMK) and the North East city of Nan. The added flights will commence from April 11 in a 34-seat, twin-pop SAAB 34B. The Swedish built aircraft, which is a popular choice among regional airlines for short-haul [...]
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The Long Hunt for Thailand’s Best Prices Ends Here… Thai Travel News is home to Thailand’s Best Flight Search Engine. This amazing piece of technology can save you time and money by comparing fares from over 100 different websites. When searching for domestic flights, there’s no need to hunt around for the best fare, [...]
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The gateway to one of Thailand’s coastal resort destinations, Krabi Airport, opened its new passenger terminal on April 1, 2012. Krabi Airport has unveiled its new terminal, doubling capacity from 4 million to 8 million passengers per year. The existing terminal will become dedicated to international flights and THAI Airways International, while the new terminal [...]
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The director of Bangkok’s secondary airport, Don Mueang International, has said that the facility requires a 65 billion baht (US$2 billion) upgrade. Airport chief, Gp Capt Kanpat Mangkalasiri, said that the facility needed to focus on improving facilities in order to receive more budget airlines. The announcement comes as the Thai government has relocated budget [...]
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Thailand’s international airlines are looking to cash in on the sudden rise in tourism to its western neighbour of Myanmar. As Myanmar opens up to tourism and business, Thai carriers, including Bangkok Airways and Thai AirAsia are considering the options of increasing the frequency of flights to Yangon and other major cities including Bagan, Mandalay, [...]
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Last weekend’s bomb blasts in Southern Thailand has prompted Malaysian airline Firefly to postpone the launch of services to Hat Yai. The Malaysian budget carrier has said that plans to commence flying from Kuala Lumpur’s Subang Airport to Hat Yai have been delayed indefinitely. The March 31 bomb blasts in southern Thailand have led to [...]
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