Are there any airlines flying direct to Chang Mai from Udon

Post by **Dogz** » August 2, 2005, 6:57 pm

Are there any airlines flying direct to Chang Mai from Udon at the moment

Post by **briang** » August 2, 2005, 7:25 pm

From the 'Getting to Udon Thani' page

Chiangmai to Udon Thani (Phuket Air) www.phuketairlines.com

Flight No Dep Time Arrival Day
9R 328 11.20 12.45 Sun, Mon, Wed, fri

Udon Thani to Chiang Mai (Phuket Air) www.phuketairlines.com

Flight No Dep Time Arrival Day
9R 329 13.55 14.45 Sun, Mon, Wed, fri

Best to check Phuket Airlines web page for up to date info.

Post by **thethailife** » August 2, 2005, 7:32 pm

Is Phuket Air running again? Didn't they have some recent problems and get shut down? Sorry memory fails.

Post by **Dogz** » August 2, 2005, 8:00 pm

Phuket Air website now has Udon to Chang Mai as a future route along with most others. I believe they have limited aircraft at the moment and consequently limited routes

Post by **thethailife** » August 3, 2005, 7:01 pm

Yeah they have Udon and Chiang Mai listed as a future destinations. Wonder what happened? Cost cutting I guess.
http://www.phuketairlines.com/schedule/routemap.asp

Post by **briang** » August 3, 2005, 8:47 pm

Mmmm perhaps the problem is their navigational skills. On their route map they have London in Scotland and Amsterdam in Norway.

Post by **thethailife** » August 3, 2005, 8:55 pm

Thats ok they just drop passengers of "somewhere" in Europe.

Post by **BangkokButcher** » August 3, 2005, 10:32 pm

According to one of my friends, that is pretty much what they done

Post by **Dogz** » August 3, 2005, 10:33 pm

Before the MIddle East incident where the fuel was seen spilling out of the wing tanks which upset a few passengers, a friend of mine flew with Phuket Air that same route BKK to LGW and was kept on board the aircraft for the re-fuelling to take place on the tarmac in the UAE for somewhere between 4 and 6 hours.

Post by **thethailife** » August 4, 2005, 7:37 am

Between 4 and 6 hours? Were they hand pumping the gas?

Post by **Dakoda** » August 4, 2005, 9:12 am

Thai Airways plans to increase its fare for foreigners on the Chiang Mai-Mae Hong Son route to coax more competitors into flying the route.

The price for foreigners will be raised from Bt1,070 per trip to Bt1,500 in October.

Post by **Paul** » August 4, 2005, 8:27 pm

I am having trouble in seeing the logic on that one ! Increase the fare to encourage other airlines to fly the route ?

As for dual pricing by the Thai National Airline - I think that it is outrageous. A 'bum on a seat' is a fare no matter what nationality and if this starts with one route - how long before it spreads - it sucks !

Post by **businessman** » August 5, 2005, 10:25 am

I read that Thai Airways is looking to give up a few inter province flights that were only put on under pressure from local MPs.

Post by **Paul** » August 5, 2005, 3:45 pm

Ah - that would be the MP's who, not only get to fly free on Thai airways domestic routes (to enable them to visit their constituencies apparently) and have kept the odd concession of being able to claim Thai air miles whenever they fly (even though its a free flight), not only that , they have asked that they be accomodated in Business class too (for free of course) and naturally increased free airmiles too, and, not only that they have put in a request that they be allowed to fly on international flights for free too (natuarally in business class with free air miles too).

I heard that if an MP gets put on the board of Thai Airways he will not be too upset as no matter how long he is on the board, it entitles him to free first class air travel for life for him(or her) and his family.

One excuse I heard for the dual pricing idea is that the fares are going up for all passengers but will be discounted for Thai customers.
I think they should be told what they can do with their discrimination and disregard.

Paul

Post by **businessman** » August 6, 2005, 1:14 pm

The thing to do is to vote with our feet and use a non discriminating airline even if it is a few Baht more.

Are there any airlines flying direct to Chang Mai from Udon

Are there any airlines flying direct to Chang Mai from Udon

re: increase its fare for foreigners