Thai Airways International opened domestic flight service to Samui
Posted by admin on March 2nd, 2008 filed in UncategorizedSince February the 15th THAI operates 28 weekly flight services between Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport and the popular holiday island destination, Koh Samui. A second airline, Thai Air Asia, is negotiating to operate this service as well.
Thai Airways operates two daily services from the Thai capital at 07:45 and 16:00, with return flights from Samui Island at 09:40 and 17:50. Originally these services were planned to commence in April. The carrier is offering a promotional fare 3,600 baht per business class and 2,450 baht per economy class ticket (excluding airport tax) Passengers may benefit from these promotional rates until March 31.
Bangkok Airways owns Koh Samui Airport and until last month maintained a monopoly on this line. However, Bangkok Airways recently came under pressure by other carriers and official authorities to allow its airport to be used to other airlines.
The Thai Transport Ministry had plans to construct a second air hub on Samui to open the popular line to competition. Inhabitants of Koh Samui for years pleaded Bangkok Airways to offer its passengers lower priced flight tickets.
Recently Thai Air Asia officials went to Bangkok to discuss the option of the subsidiary carrier also operating a route to Samui. The budget airlines One-Two-Go and Thai Air Asia now fly to Surath Tani, which is the nearest stop to Samui. From here travellers must make use of ferry services in order to reach Koh Samui.
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