yeahrightdennis Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 I'll be traveling all over Thailand in a few months; anyone know what is a good airline that is cheap and that I can book online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin_2 Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 I'll be traveling all over Thailand in a few months; anyone know what is a good airline that is cheap and that I can book online? www.airasia.com for most flights. Another cheap one is Nok Air. They are nothing special, but your flights will be under 2 hours, so budget airlines are the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Yea airasia is the way to go from what Ive been told....Its like here in the UK we have Easyjet and ryanair, get ready for cattle-class my friend.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANNO Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Dennis where are you coming from? California (your profile)? from LAX there should be good competion...I am getting notes from Travelocity for $850 and on many carriers and they ... Raleigh-Bkk ...but a "bucket" shop or an Asia discounter might save you some cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldMember Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Yea airasia is the way to go from what Ive been told....Its like here in the UK we have Easyjet and ryanair, get ready for cattle-class my friend.lol Nothing on earth is like Ryanair.Admittedly never actually flown them but once booked a ticket for a friend.Bad karma has flowed ever since (they apparently charge you now for the good stuff). Air Asia is one of the better LCCs and their Web promos are a steal .The only problem being you book em so early that by the time you get around to flying ,you've changed you mind and want to go somewhere else(or is that just me?) .Suspect they must have a ton of no shows on those rates . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyTabasco Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 I flew Bangkok Airways from Samui-BKK Really nice airline, very impressed..but not so cheap However, if you look around..or book ahead..might be able to get something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusbheld Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 yeah dare asia. they teach the pilots to fly but most of the cost savings come out of teaching them to land (they took the short course not the detailed one--short course being "a good landing is one you walk away from.") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treborz Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 I flew Bangkok Airways from Samui-BKKReally nice airline, very impressed..but not so cheap However, if you look around..or book ahead..might be able to get something That's the only airline that flies to Samui, they have the monopoly as they own the airport, hence the price being quite high. They are a boutique airline rather than a budget one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeGeneve Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 I flew Bangkok Airways from Samui-BKKReally nice airline, very impressed..but not so cheap However, if you look around..or book ahead..might be able to get something That's the only airline that flies to Samui, they have the monopoly as they own the airport, hence the price being quite high. They are a boutique airline rather than a budget one though. That is generally true but one can get cheap fares on their website for some routes at times so it is worth checking (eg. I flew with them a 2 days notice from HCM to BKK cheaper than what Airasia was offering). They also make a killing on the BKK- Siem Reap route. They reportedly pay an annual amount to the Cambodia govt to ensure that the road from Poipet to SR is not upgraded. Samui and SR seem to be their main money earners. Note that TG also fly to Samui since some 18 months ago but have limited slots - 2 flights a day??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizx Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 They also make a killing on the BKK- Siem Reap route. They reportedly pay an annual amount to the Cambodia govt to ensure that the road from Poipet to SR is not upgraded. Samui and SR seem to be their main money earners. Lets check the facts first.. That road is substantially upgraded in the last couple of years, and paving was done this year. http://wikitravel.org/en/Image:Cambodia_Poipet_to_SiemReap_Roadway.jpg I drove there a few years ago, and the road used to be in pretty bad shape.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeGeneve Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 They also make a killing on the BKK- Siem Reap route. They reportedly pay an annual amount to the Cambodia govt to ensure that the road from Poipet to SR is not upgraded. Samui and SR seem to be their main money earners. Lets check the facts first.. That road is substantially upgraded in the last couple of years, and paving was done this year. http://wikitravel.org/en/Image:Cambodia_Poipet_to_SiemReap_Roadway.jpg I drove there a few years ago, and the road used to be in pretty bad shape.. That is great as when I last used it 6-7 yrs ago it was quicker to walk backwards. My last 2 visits to SR have been by flight. If your stating that the whole roadfrom Poipet to SR is now paved then that is great news. I am indeed surprised that this is the case as I thought completion was still many years away but it is wonderful news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizx Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Yes, the trip can be done in 2 hours now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigKus Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 yeah dare asia. they teach the pilots to fly but most of the cost savings come out of teaching them to land (they took the short course not the detailed one--short course being "a good landing is one you walk away from.") :shock: That is why the most of airplane accidents happened during take off and landing. !!! :shock: :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANNO Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 yeah dare asia. they teach the pilots to fly but most of the cost savings come out of teaching them to land (they took the short course not the detailed one--short course being "a good landing is one you walk away from.") :shock: That is why the most of airplane accidents happened during take off and landing. !!! :shock: :shock: Yeah ..the air is safe ...it is the groud that is the problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryberry Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 if you are not a fan of a low cost airline, Bangkok Airways and Thai Airways have something like discovery air pass when you book 3 segments up within thailand or indochina region. but if you're going to book it at last minute, somehow low cost flights are more expensive than the regular ones. check them carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barsie Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Also check out emirates. I just got a very reasonable deal Hong Kong to Thailand return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANNO Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 if you are not a fan of a low cost airline, Bangkok Airways and Thai Airways have something like discovery air pass when you book 3 segments up within thailand or indochina region. but if you're going to book it at last minute, somehow low cost flights are more expensive than the regular ones. check them carefully. Agreed i experienced the same this Oct-Nov... well in advance there was a diffence with the discount airlines. But Thai beat all others twice , when I made reservations with one day notice ( less that $85 one -way) Bkk to and from Phuket . I was please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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