New daily air-route between Samui and Singapore from May13th 2024...

 

Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, started the inaugural flight TR 642 flying directly from Singapore to Koh Samui, Surat Thani Province, at 11:15 a.m. on May 13.

 

The low-cost airline has operated flights from Singapore to six Southeast Asian destinations with its new fleet of Embraer E190-E2 planes...

Link to full article in Khaosod English HERE.

 

 

Pre Covid - Silk Air

Post Covid - Scoot 

We have quite a few guests arriving via Singapore these days.

New temporary timetable for Lomprayah during the strong winds.

 

I also noticed an extra speedboat service Koh Samui/Koh Phangan

Echo Travel

 

https://echohostels.com/speedboat

 

FMP tonight.

Not much fun making the journey in this weather.

 

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

FMP tonight.

Not much fun making the journey in this weather.

My mistake - FMP tomorrow night (13th)

Just heard that Lomprayah have cancelled all trips to/from Koh Tao today.

 

On 5/14/2024 at 8:34 AM, Tropicalevo said:

Pre Covid - Silk Air

Post Covid - Scoot 

We have quite a few guests arriving via Singapore these days.

 

Tibet Airlines (from Xi'an) are also on their old schedule again.

Three or four times a week.

Samui airport is still at its maximum number of scheduled flights (50) per day most days.

There cannot be a new airline flying in on a regular basis until they increase the number of flights allowed.

22 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

 

Tibet Airlines (from Xi'an) are also on their old schedule again.

Three or four times a week.

Samui airport is still at its maximum number of scheduled flights (50) per day most days.

There cannot be a new airline flying in on a regular basis until they increase the number of flights allowed.

I read in the Bangkok Post-news 22nd October last year that the number to 73 per day at the end of the year:

"As the public hearing has been done, Samui Airport is ready to increase operations to 73 daily flights by the end of this year."

Sourcelink: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2888418/samui-tourism-banking-on-tv-show

On 1/12/2025 at 10:29 PM, Tropicalevo said:

 

Tibet Airlines (from Xi'an) are also on their old schedule again.

Three or four times a week.

Samui airport is still at its maximum number of scheduled flights (50) per day most days.

There cannot be a new airline flying in on a regular basis until they increase the number of flights allowed.

Assuming the flight path is still over Chaweng beach it must be a nightmare for anyone under them. I stayed there back in the 90s and there were a fraction of that number of flights and it was annoying to say the least.

Do hotels post warnings that guests will be tortured by 50 flights a day?