Prahok @ January 30, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Nation reports that Thailand’s Transport Ministry has decided to allow non-connecting domestic flights to use Don Muang airport. It said it would take between 45 day and 60 days to prepare Don Muang to accept flights and international flights will continue to use Suvarnabhumi Airport.
No word on intra-airport transfers — we assume they’ll be […]
Prahok @ January 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Jetstar have announced a Valentine’s Day special deal — 1 to Buy, 2 to Fly. A 50% discount is available for every two tickets purchased. Destinations include Bangkok,Phuket, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali, Manila, Hong Kong, Taipei and Rangoon. Bookings must be made by 28 January and travel made by 31 March 2007.
Prahok @ January 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Business Times reports that Jetstar is scheduled to commence Sydney to Kuala Lumpur operations from September 9, 2007. The carrier plans three flights a week, flying on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, using Airbus A330-200s. This will be the first Australian airline flying to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA),” Malaysia Airports MD Datuk Seri Bashir […]
Prahok @ January 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet
CNA reports that Tiger Airways plans an IPO by the end of this year, enabling the carrier to raise substantial funds for expansion. The carrier last year confirmed an order for eight Airbus A320 planes worth around US$500m which will increase its fleet size to 20 by 2010.
Prahok @ January 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Qantas is said to be on the verge of buying a stake in a Vietnamese airline. While they won’t say which carrier is in their targets, bets are on that it is domestic Vietnamese carrier Pacific Airlines. If the deal was to go through it could herald a substantial […]
Prahok @ January 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
CNA reports that Tiger Airways carried 1.2m passengers in 2006, up 75% on 2005. This has come after an aggressive expansion of routes last year, including expanding coverage to three cities in China. From its launch in 2004 Tiger Airways coverage has expanded from two aircraft to nine and three destinations to 17.
Prahok @ January 19, 2007 # No Comment Yet
DPA reports that Nok Air on Tuesday launched its first flight to Krabi. As of Tuesday Nok Air will operate twice daily flights from Bangkok to Krabi, using a Boeing 737-400, with capacity up to 156 seats.
Prahok @ January 19, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Australian reports that Australia and Malaysia are in talks to open a low-cost air routes, primarily flown by Jetstar and AirAsia. Plans hold for Jetstar to operate from KL in return for AirAsia gaining landing rights into Australia.
Prahok @ January 14, 2007 # No Comment Yet
AirAsia is giving away 1 million free seats (well, they’re kind of free — you still have to pay taxes etc). See this page for route information on what’s going…
You have to book between 10 and 19 January for travel between 1 April and 27 October 2007.
Prahok @ January 12, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Bangkok Post reports that the AoT (Airports of Thailand) Thursday approved the use of Don Muang for domestic flights with no international connections and set March 15 as the possible date for the relaunch of services at the old airport. The March 15 date has been picked in the hope that the airport will […]