Category Archives: General news

Don Muang to reopen March 25, 2007

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Prahok

The Korea Herald reports that four airlines will move some or all of their operations from Suvarnabhumi Airport back to Don Muang following the Thai Cabinet’s decision to reopen the old airport as a domestic hub on March 25. THAI, … Continue reading →

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Don Muang flip flop

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Prahok

The Nation reports that Don Muang airport is now unlikely to reopen as not enough airlines indicated an interest in moving back there — despite an earlier announcement that the airport would reopen! What a fiasco.

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Don Muang to reopen

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Prahok

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 … Continue reading →

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Don Muang to reopen

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Prahok

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 … Continue reading →

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Bangkok-Saigon return 7,000B with Lufthansa

Posted on November 19, 2006 by Prahok

Lufthansa have a special deal going at the moment for Bangkok to Saigon flights going for 7,000B return — with all the taxes and surcharges the final price comes out at 9,585B, which isn’t exactly earth-shatteringly cheap — but still … Continue reading →

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LCC’s in Thailand to surge: Analysts

Posted on November 9, 2006 by Prahok

The Bangkok Post reports that aviation analysts have said Thailand was likely to see continued sharp growth, at an annual double-digit rate, in LCC traffic. Lower fares compared to full-service airlines have also spurred demand for regional travel with Thailand … Continue reading →

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Back from a break

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Prahok

Back from a couple of week hiatus — the posting schedule with all the latest budget airline news in SE Asia will be picking back up from today onwards.

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Low cost airlines face problems at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Prahok

Thaisnews reports that low-cost airlines operators have indicated they are facing a different airport check-in system at Suvarnabhumi Airport which could cost them B700m more to adjust to and fear passengers will have to bear the brunt of the cost. … Continue reading →

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Budget airlines tell the Thai government to slow down

Posted on July 8, 2006 by Prahok

The Bangkok Post reports that Thai budget airlines Thai AirAsia, Nok Air and One-Two-Go have asked the Thai Transport Ministry in a letter to be realistic about setting a new deadline. ”The September 28 opening date is too rushed. It … Continue reading →

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Special certificate for being delivered to the wrong airport

Posted on June 20, 2006 by Prahok

Today’s Bangkok Post reports that the latest (i.e., today’s) all-systems-go dateline for Suvarnabhumi Airport is September 28. More interestingly is the following: Ahead of Sept 28, Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways, PB Air, Nok Air, One-Two-Go and Thai AirAsia would … Continue reading →

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