flights

Phuket News March 13, 2023

Tigerair Taiwan to launch only direct Taiwan – Phuket route

Budget airline Tigerair is launching direct flights between Taiwan and Phuket, southern Thailand, in May. Tigerair, a subsidiary of China Airlines, will be the only airline currently servicing the Taipei – Phuket route directly, twice per week. Phuket will become the airline’s second destination in Thailand. Tigerair currently serves direct flights between Taoyuan and Don …
The story Tigerair Taiwan to launch only direct Taiwan – Phuket route as seen on Thaiger News. Phuket – The Thaiger …

Phuket News January 5, 2023

Flights between Shanghai and Phuket, Guangzhou and Chiang Mai resume

Flights between Shanghai and Phuket, and Guangzhou and Chiang Mai, will resume this month says Shanghai-based Spring Airlines. The budget airline also revealed that flights from Shanghai to Hong Kong, and Taipei, will also be relaunched in January while the resumption of flights between the metropolis and Singapore is being considered. Another Shangai-based airline, Juneyao Air, announced late last month that it will resume its flights between Shanghai and Chiang Mai on Wednesday, January 18, adding more flights to other outbound destinations likely to resume. Meanwhile, international online travel agency Trip.com reported a 254% increase in flight bookings from China […]
The story Flights between Shanghai and Phuket, Guangzhou and Chiang Mai resume as seen on Thaiger News. Phuket – The Thaiger …

Phuket News October 18, 2022

Tourism operators demand cheaper flights to Phuket

Phuket tourism operators are demanding that airlines cut ticket prices to make the island destination more financially attractive. As Chinese tourists are largely missing from the Phuket tourism market, operators are worried that travelling to the island is being seen as too expensive. According to The Bangkok Post, Chinese tourists accounted for 40% of the Phuket tourism market before the pandemic. Now, as it struggles to bounce back post-Covid pandemic, local travellers are in focus on boosting Phuket’s economy. But, local travellers are viewed as not wanting to pay an arm and a leg to travel to the southern destination. […]
The story Tourism operators demand cheaper flights to Phuket as seen on Thaiger News. Phuket – The Thaiger …

Phuket News November 24, 2021

Bangkok Airways resumes flights from U-Tapao to Phuket and Koh Samui

Next month, Bangkok Airways will resume flights from the U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport to Phuket and Koh Samui. The Phuket – U-Tapao flights will resume on December 2 while the Samui – U-Tapao will start back up on December 15. Flights between Phuket and U-Tapao with an ATR72-600 aircraft will run on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays with outbound flights from the Phuket International Airport at 12:15pm while inbound flights to Phuket take off at 2:25pm. For flights between Koh Samui and U-Tapao on an ATR72-600 aircraft flights will run on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Outbound flights from the Samui Airport will […]
The story Bangkok Airways resumes flights from U-Tapao to Phuket and Koh Samui as seen on Thaiger News. Phuket – The Thaiger …

Phuket News November 10, 2021

AirAsia flights from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket return for Sandbox scheme

AirAsia has announced that it will resume its flight from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket. This comes in the wake of Thailand’s reopening to international travelers on November 1. This flight will allow visitors to enter the country through the Phuket sandbox programme. The first flight was an Airbus A320 that took off from Kuala Lumpur at 11:15am. The route is currently being offered twice weekly. The CEO of AirAsia Malaysia intends for the airline to eventually offer more options, saying “we look forward to mounting more flights to various destinations in Thailand soon.” Fully vaccinated visitors from Malaysia can enter the […]
The story AirAsia flights from Kuala Lumpur to Phuket return for Sandbox scheme as seen on Thaiger News. Phuket – The Thaiger …

Phuket News March 27, 2021

Phuket to open on July 1 – first in Thailand | OPINION

by Andrew J. Wood In a move largely expected after intense lobbying from the huge Travel and Tourism industry here in Thailand, the government approved the waiving of quarantine requirements for vaccinated visitors arriving on Phuket from July 1, the first significant reopening for the popular tourism destination. An economic panel chaired by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday approved the proposal by Phuket’s private sector and business groups to inoculate at least 70% of the island’s residents to reopen for vaccinated tourists, said Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn. Thai tourism and airline businesses, with the support of the Tourism Council […]
The post Phuket to open on July 1 – first in Thailand | OPINION appeared first on Thaiger News. Phuket – The Thaiger …