Category Archives: Orient Thai Airlines

Orient Thai plans US$2.5b Boeing order

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Prahok

Reuters reports that Orient Thai Airlines plans to order 20 new aircraft, eight Boeing 787-9s and 12 Boeing 737-900s, at a cost of US$2.5b in April 2008, chairman Udom Tantiprasongchai said Wednesday. Delivery of the first plane was expected in … Continue reading →

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Orient Thai to fly to Nepal from December 18

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Prahok

Kantipur reports that Orient Thai Airlines is beginning thrice-weekly flights between Bangkok and Kathmandu from December 18. “The flights will be operated with 170-seater MD-82 aircraft,” said Ajay Simha of Orient Asia International, the general sales agent of the airline … Continue reading →

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Don Muang to reopen this weekend

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Prahok

The Bangkok Post reports that Don Muang will be officially reopening this weekend. Initially both Nok Air and Orient Thai Airlines will be using it for all their flights while THAI will be using it for their non-connecting domestic flights … Continue reading →

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Boom time in Krabi

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Prahok

Andaman News reports that the TAT is optimistic of a class high season in Krabi, Thailand this year, with budget airline One-Two-Go starting daily direct flights from Bangkok to Krabi. Currently THAI and Air Asia are flying to Krabi, while … Continue reading →

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One-Two-Go to take on AirAsia

Posted on July 19, 2006 by Prahok

The Bangkok Post reports that One-Two-Go has vowed to take on AirAsia with an aggressive regional expansion. Plans include One-Two-Go flying from Bangkok to Phnom Penh, Rangoon, Macau, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Indonesia in the next one or two years.

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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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Clear skies ahead for the Thai LCC market

Posted on January 13, 2006 by Prahok

Thai Day has a good round-up of the Thai LCC market at the moment, with the surprising fact that Nok Air is the best performing of the Thai LCCs. Always our personal favourite, it seems it isn’t just us that … Continue reading →

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Skies not very open for Nok Air’s rivals

Posted on October 28, 2005 by Prahok

The Bangkok Post has an interesting piece Friday on Thailand’s “open-sky policy”, which at least on the domestic horizon, does not seem to be as open as authorities claim. Both PB Air and One-Two-Go by Orient Thai are complaining that … Continue reading →

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