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Thai Airways
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Thai Airways International, Thailand's international airline, flies to
eight destinations in the North (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Mae
Hong Son, Mae Sot, Nan, Phitsanulok and Phrae) , seven destinations in
the Northeast (Buri Ram, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Sakon Nakhon,
Nakhon Panom, Ubon Ratchathani and Udon Thani), and six destinations
in the South (Hat Yai, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Narathiwat, Phuket, Surat
Thani and Trang). With a fleet of mostly new planes and a fully
computerized booking system, the airline also meet international
safety standards. The head office in Bangkok is located at 89
Vibhavadi-Ransit Rd,
Tel (66 2) 513-0121, Fax (66 2) 545-3832. Ring (66 2) 260-0060 for
inforamtion and booking.
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Bangkok Airways |
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Bangkok Airways, a smaller privately owned carrier, flies from Bangkok
directly to Samui Island, Ranong and Sukhothai. It also flies to
Chiang Mai (via Sukhothai) and Phuket and from Samui to U-Tapao (Pattaya)
and has services linking Samui and Singapore. Ring (66 2) 229-3456 for
information and booking.
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Orient Thai Airlines |
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Orient Thai Airlines, also privately owned, has given up competing
with the two airlines mentioned above for the domestic market and now
only offers regianal flights to Cambodia and Singapore. However,
unless its appeal to the government to extend range of its operating
licence is approved, it could already be defunct by the time you read
this (the government has an aviation rights policy which protects the
national flag carrier).
The airline can be reached by ringing (66 2) 267-3210-5
Click to view more details
and schedule.
Angel Air
The other "duckling" is the recently launched Angel Airlines,
meant to be the country's second official domestic carrier, which also
has been experiencing difficulty getting off the ground. If ultimately
successful, and unless the government changes its protectionist
policies, Angel Airlines might mean the demise of Orient Thai. The
airline currently flies to Chiang Mai, Udon Thani and Phuket several
times a week (using a Boeing 737-500 and a Dornier turbo-prop on
Chiang Mai-Udon route), but considering that its operations are still
at a fledgling stage, it might be wise to stick to the more
established airlines with proven safety records.
Reservations for all the airlines can be made through any authorized
travel agent or by ringing (66 2) 953-2260 |
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